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SIVR vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SIVR is a commodity fund and VIG an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against +13.9%.

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Net assets: $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF, and $109.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF.

SIVR on its own →VIG on its own →
At a glance
+15.0%
SIVR total return, 1 year
+13.9%
VIG total return, 1 year
0.30%
SIVR expense ratio
0.04%
VIG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VIG costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points.

SIVR vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSIVRVIG
Return
Total return, 1 year+15.0%+13.9%
Drawdown
Below its high53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksSilverS&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.30%0.04%
Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VIG as of Sep 30, 2026$3.7bn$109.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight93%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund34.5%

Method

Side by side

SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF VIG Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF
Issuer abrdn Vanguard
What it is Holds silver Tracks an index of Dividend growth
Total return, 1 year +15.0% +13.9%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.9% (SLV) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SLV not measured
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.04%
Holdings not counted 335
Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VIG as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.7bn $109.1bn

SIVR and VIG 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.

VIG

VIG tracks an index of Dividend growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 335 positions, with the top ten at 34.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SIVR or VIG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SIVR returned +15.0% and VIG +13.9%.
Which is cheaper, SIVR or VIG?
VIG 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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SIVR on its own →VIG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VIG dividend history →VIG holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
abrdn website ↗
VIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VIG ↗

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