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SIVR vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SIVR is a commodity fund and VOO an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against +13.7%.

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Net assets: $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF, and $1.0tn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.

At a glance
+15.0%
SIVR total return, 1 year
+13.7%
VOO total return, 1 year
0.30%
SIVR expense ratio
0.03%
VOO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VOO costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points.

SIVR vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSIVRVOO
Return
Total return, 1 year+15.0%+13.7%
Drawdown
Below its high53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksSilverS&P 500 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.30%0.03%
Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VOO as of Sep 30, 2026$3.7bn$1.0tn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund39.1%

Method

Side by side

SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF
What it is Holds silver Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year +15.0% +13.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.9% (SLV) +13.7% (IVV)
Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SLV 0.0 pts vs IVV
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.03%
Holdings not counted 507
Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VOO as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.7bn $1.0tn

SIVR and VOO 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.

VOO

VOO tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 507 positions, with the top ten at 39.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SIVR or VOO?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SIVR returned +15.0% and VOO +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, SIVR or VOO?
VOO 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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