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SIVR vs VDC: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SIVR is a commodity fund and VDC an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against +12.7%.

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Net assets: $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF, and $7.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF.

SIVR on its own →VDC on its own →
At a glance
+15.0%
SIVR total return, 1 year
+12.7%
VDC total return, 1 year
0.30%
SIVR expense ratio
0.09%
VDC expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VDC costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.3 points.

SIVR vs VDC: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSIVRVDC
Return
Total return, 1 year+15.0%+12.7%
Drawdown
Below its high53.5%, high on Jan 28, 20263.1%, high on Oct 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksSilverMSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.30%0.09%
Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VDC as of Sep 30, 2026$3.7bn$7.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight86%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund66.0%

Method

Side by side

SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF
Issuer abrdn Vanguard
What it is Holds silver Tracks an index of Consumer Staples
Total return, 1 year +15.0% +12.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.9% (SLV) +12.7% (FSTA)
Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SLV 0.0 pts vs FSTA
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.09%
Holdings not counted 105
Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VDC as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.7bn $7.4bn

SIVR and VDC 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.

VDC

VDC tracks an index of Consumer Staples. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.7% with distributions reinvested, against +12.7% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 66.0%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Oct 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SIVR or VDC?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SIVR returned +15.0% and VDC +12.7%.
Which is cheaper, SIVR or VDC?
VDC is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 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 →VDC on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VDC dividend history →VDC holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
abrdn website ↗
VDC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VDC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VDC ↗

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