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SIVR vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SIVR is a commodity fund and SPSB a bond index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against +2.2%.

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Net assets: $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF, and $11.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

SIVR on its own →SPSB on its own →
At a glance
+15.0%
SIVR total return, 1 year
+2.2%
SPSB total return, 1 year
0.30%
SIVR expense ratio
0.04%
SPSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPSB costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.8 points.

SIVR vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSIVRSPSB
Return
Total return, 1 year+15.0%+2.2%
Drawdown
Below its high53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksSilverBloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.30%0.04%
Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and SPSB as of Oct 27, 2026$3.7bn$11.3bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF
Issuer abrdn State Street
What it is Holds silver Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year +15.0% +2.2%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.9% (SLV) −1.4% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SLV +3.6 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.04%
Holdings not counted 1684
Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and SPSB as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.7bn $11.3bn

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

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About each fund
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.

SPSB

SPSB tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SIVR or SPSB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SIVR returned +15.0% and SPSB +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, SIVR or SPSB?
SPSB 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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Where to next
SIVR on its own →SPSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →SPSB dividend history →SPSB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
abrdn website ↗
SPSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SPSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗

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