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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHP returned −0.8% and SLV +14.9%.

Which is cheaper, SCHP or SLV?

SCHP is cheaper, by 0.47 percentage points a year. That is about $47 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

SCHP vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SCHP is a bond index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SLV returned +14.9% against −0.8%.

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Net assets: $16.5bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF, and $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Silver Trust.

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At a glance

−0.8%

SCHP total return, 1 year

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.03%

SCHP expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SCHP costs 0.47 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.7 points.

SCHP vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SCHP	SLV
Return
Measure	SCHP	SLV
Total return, 1 year	−0.8%	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	SCHP	SLV
Below its high		53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	SCHP	SLV
What it tracks	US TIPS	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	SCHP	SLV
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.50%
Net assets, SCHP as of Jun 30, 2026 and SLV as of Oct 28, 2026	$16.5bn	$26.9bn
Holdings
Measure	SCHP	SLV
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

SCHP Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Schwab iShares

What it is Tracks an index of US TIPS Holds silver

Total return, 1 year −0.8% +14.9%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) +15.0% (SIVR)

Gap to its benchmark +0.6 pts vs AGG −0.1 pts vs SIVR

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.50%

Holdings 48 not counted

Net assets, SCHP as of Jun 30, 2026 and SLV as of Oct 28, 2026 $16.5bn $26.9bn

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

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About each fund

SCHP

SCHP tracks an index of US TIPS. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

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, SCHP or SLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHP returned −0.8% and SLV +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, SCHP or SLV?: SCHP is cheaper, by 0.47 percentage points a year. That is about $47 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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

Sources and dates

SCHP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SCHP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Schwab website ↗

iShares page for SLV ↗

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