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SCHG vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SCHG is an equity index fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against +6.8%.

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Net assets: $63.0bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF, and $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

SCHG on its own →SIVR on its own →
At a glance
+6.8%
SCHG total return, 1 year
+15.0%
SIVR total return, 1 year
0.04%
SCHG expense ratio
0.30%
SIVR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SCHG costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.2 points.

SCHG vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSCHGSIVR
Return
Total return, 1 year+6.8%+15.0%
Drawdown
Below its high3.5%, high on Oct 6, 202653.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksDow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market IndexSilver
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.04%0.30%
Net assets, SCHG as of Aug 31, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026$63.0bn$3.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight95%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund51.0%

Method

Side by side

SCHG Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer Schwab abrdn
What it is Tracks an index of U.S. Large-Cap Growth Holds silver
Total return, 1 year +6.8% +15.0%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.7% (IVV) +14.9% (SLV)
Gap to its benchmark −6.9 pts vs IVV +0.1 pts vs SLV
Expense ratio 0.04% 0.30%
Holdings 192 not counted
Net assets, SCHG as of Aug 31, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 $63.0bn $3.7bn

SCHG and SIVR on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
SCHG

SCHG tracks an index of U.S. Large-Cap Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +6.8% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 192 positions, with the top ten at 51.0%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

SIVR

Its expense ratio is 0.30% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

SIVR holds silver. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.0% with distributions reinvested, against +14.9% for its benchmark, the price of silver. It sat 53.5% below its high of Jan 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHG or SIVR?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHG returned +6.8% and SIVR +15.0%.
Which is cheaper, SCHG or SIVR?
SCHG is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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SCHG on its own →SIVR on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →SCHG dividend history →SCHG holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
SCHG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SCHG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Schwab website ↗
abrdn website ↗

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