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SIVR vs VGSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SIVR is a commodity fund and VGSH a bond index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against +1.7%.

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Net assets: $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF, and $35.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF.

SIVR on its own →VGSH on its own →
At a glance
+15.0%
SIVR total return, 1 year
+1.7%
VGSH total return, 1 year
0.30%
SIVR expense ratio
0.03%
VGSH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VGSH costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.3 points.

SIVR vs VGSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSIVRVGSH
Return
Total return, 1 year+15.0%+1.7%
Drawdown
Below its high53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksSilverBloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.30%0.03%
Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VGSH as of Sep 30, 2026$3.7bn$35.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF
Issuer abrdn Vanguard
What it is Holds silver Tracks an index of Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year +15.0% +1.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.9% (SLV) +1.8% (SCHO)
Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SLV −0.1 pts vs SCHO
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.03%
Holdings not counted 93
Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VGSH as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.7bn $35.1bn

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

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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.

VGSH

VGSH tracks an index of Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SIVR or VGSH?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SIVR returned +15.0% and VGSH +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, SIVR or VGSH?
VGSH is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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SIVR on its own →VGSH on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VGSH dividend history →VGSH holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
abrdn website ↗
VGSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VGSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VGSH ↗

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