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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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SDY vs SIVR: how they differ

SDY is an equity index fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year SIVR returned more, +54.2% against +11.0%.

State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF and abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

SDY and SIVR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SDY
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF
SIVR
abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState Streetabrdn
What it isSPDR S&P DividendPhysical Silver
Total return, 1 year+11.0%+54.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−6.5 pts+36.7 pts
Expense ratio0.35%0.45%
Holdings157not filed

SDY in plain words

SDY is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 85% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 157 positions, with the top ten at 20.5%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

SIVR in plain words

SIVR is a commodity fund tracking the Physical Silver. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +54.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. It sat 44.9% below its high of Jan 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SDY or SIVR?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SDY returned +11.0% and SIVR returned +54.2%, so SIVR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SDY or SIVR?
SDY charges 0.35% a year and SIVR charges 0.45%, so SDY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SDY against SIVR, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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