{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/sil-vs-slv","section":"compare","title":"SIL vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees | ETFIQ","description":"SIL and SLV side by side to Oct 14, 2026: one-year total return +7.1% against +7.3%, expense ratio 0.65% against 0.50%.","as_of":"Oct 14, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Are SIL and SLV in the same category?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"SIL is a thematic ETF and SLV is a commodity ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which returned more over the last year, SIL or SLV?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"In the year to Oct 14, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SIL returned +7.1% and SLV +7.3%."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, SIL or SLV?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"SLV is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Compare ETFs","item":"https://etfiq.com/compare/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"SIL vs SLV","item":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/sil-vs-slv"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"SIL vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees","description":"SIL and SLV side by side to Oct 14, 2026: one-year total return +7.1% against +7.3%, expense ratio 0.65% against 0.50%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/sil-vs-slv","dateModified":"2026-10-14","speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".lede",".faq"]},"isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"}},{"@type":"Dataset","name":"ETFIQ comparison of SIL and SLV","description":"SIL and SLV side by side to Oct 14, 2026: one-year total return +7.1% against +7.3%, expense ratio 0.65% against 0.50%.","dateModified":"2026-10-14","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/sil-vs-slv","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"inLanguage":"en","creativeWorkStatus":"Published","distribution":[{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/alternatives.json"},{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/core.json"},{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/crypto.json"},{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/funds.json"},{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/income.json"},{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/leverage.json"},{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/thematic.json"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Compare ETFs","item":"https://etfiq.com/compare/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"SIL vs SLV","item":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/sil-vs-slv"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"SIL vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees","description":"SIL and SLV side by side to Oct 14, 2026: one-year total return +7.1% against +7.3%, expense ratio 0.65% against 0.50%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/sil-vs-slv","dateModified":"2026-10-14","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":3712,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Compare ETFs / SIL vs SLV \n \n Data as of Oct 14, 2026.\n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n SIL vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees\n Over the year SIL and SLV finished level, +7.1% against +7.3%, and SLV charges 0.50% to SIL's 0.65%.\n Copy this for sharing \n SLV costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; SLV is 6.9 times larger.\n SIL and SLV at a glance. As of Oct 14, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. SIL SLV \n Expense ratio 0.65% 0.50% \n Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 $4.4bn $29.9bn \n Total return, 1 year +7.1% +7.3% \n What it tracks Silver miners Silver \n Hol","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, SIL against SLV, data as of Oct 14, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/sil-vs-slv","a":{"ticker":"SIL","name":"Global X Silver Miners ETF","issuer":"Global X","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-14","verdict":"SIL holds 39 stocks, and 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/sil","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"0.0%","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":null},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"100.0%","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":null},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"76.3%","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":null},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+7.1%","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":null},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"1.4%","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":null},{"label":"Last payment (paid annual), ex-date Jun 29, 2026","value":"$0.108","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$4.4bn","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 12, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.65%","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Feb 26, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"SLV","name":"iShares Silver Trust","issuer":"iShares","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-14","verdict":"SLV holds silver and returned +7.3% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/slv","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+7.3%","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.50%","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":null},{"label":"Troy ounces of silver (10-Q, Jun 30, 2026)","value":"479.8m","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":"10-Q, Jun 30, 2026"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u221252.4%","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$28.9bn","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 14, 2026"},{"label":"Benchmark","value":"The price of silver, measured by SIVR, which also holds silver","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":"ETFIQ, from its filings"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/sil-vs-slv"}