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SIVR vs TLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SIVR is a commodity fund and TLT a bond index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against −7.9%.

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Net assets: $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF, and $47.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

SIVR on its own →TLT on its own →
At a glance
+15.0%
SIVR total return, 1 year
−7.9%
TLT total return, 1 year
0.30%
SIVR expense ratio
0.15%
TLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

TLT costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 22.9 points.

SIVR vs TLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSIVRTLT
Return
Total return, 1 year+15.0%−7.9%
Drawdown
Below its high53.5%, high on Jan 28, 202642.6%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksSilverICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.30%0.15%
Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and TLT as of Oct 27, 2026$3.7bn$47.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF
Issuer abrdn iShares
What it is Holds silver Tracks an index of 20+ year Treasuries
Total return, 1 year +15.0% −7.9%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.9% (SLV) −7.8% (BBLB)
Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SLV −0.1 pts vs BBLB
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.15%
Holdings not counted 47
Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and TLT as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.7bn $47.4bn

SIVR and TLT 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.

TLT

TLT tracks an index of 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −7.9% with distributions reinvested, against −7.8% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 42.6% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SIVR or TLT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SIVR returned +15.0% and TLT −7.9%.
Which is cheaper, SIVR or TLT?
TLT 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.
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SIVR on its own →TLT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →TLT dividend history →TLT holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
abrdn website ↗
TLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
TLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for TLT ↗

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