Which returned more over the last year, SCHH or SLV?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHH returned +8.7% and SLV +14.9%.

Which is cheaper, SCHH or SLV?

SCHH is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

SCHH vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SCHH is an equity index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SLV returned +14.9% against +8.7%.

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Net assets: $11.2bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. REIT ETF, and $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Silver Trust.

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At a glance

+8.7%

SCHH total return, 1 year

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.07%

SCHH expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SCHH costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.2 points.

SCHH vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SCHH	SLV
Return
Measure	SCHH	SLV
Total return, 1 year	+8.7%	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	SCHH	SLV
Below its high	8.5%, high on Jul 24, 2026	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	SCHH	SLV
What it tracks	US REIT	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	SCHH	SLV
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.50%
Net assets, SCHH as of Aug 31, 2026 and SLV as of Oct 28, 2026	$11.2bn	$26.9bn
Holdings
Measure	SCHH	SLV
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	74%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	51.6%

Method

Side by side

SCHH Schwab U.S. REIT ETF SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Schwab iShares

What it is Tracks an index of US REIT Holds silver

Total return, 1 year +8.7% +14.9%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +15.0% (SIVR)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs SIVR

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.50%

Holdings 117 not counted

Net assets, SCHH as of Aug 31, 2026 and SLV as of Oct 28, 2026 $11.2bn $26.9bn

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

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About each fund

SCHH

SCHH tracks an index of US REIT. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +8.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 74% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 117 positions, with the top ten at 51.6%. It sat 8.5% below its high of Jul 24, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

SLV

Its expense ratio is 0.50% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

SLV holds silver. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% 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, SCHH or SLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHH returned +8.7% and SLV +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, SCHH or SLV?: SCHH is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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SCHH on its own →SLV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →SCHH dividend history →SCHH holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

SCHH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SCHH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Schwab website ↗

iShares page for SLV ↗

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