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SIVR vs VOX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SIVR is a commodity fund and VOX an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against −5.7%.

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Net assets: $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF, and $6.0bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Communication Services ETF.

SIVR on its own →VOX on its own →
At a glance
+15.0%
SIVR total return, 1 year
−5.7%
VOX total return, 1 year
0.30%
SIVR expense ratio
0.09%
VOX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VOX costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.7 points.

SIVR vs VOX: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSIVRVOX
Return
Total return, 1 year+15.0%−5.7%
Drawdown
Below its high53.5%, high on Jan 28, 202610.8%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksSilverMSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Communication Services 25/50
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.30%0.09%
Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VOX as of Sep 30, 2026$3.7bn$6.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight84%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund71.1%

Method

Side by side

SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF VOX Vanguard Communication Services ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF
Issuer abrdn Vanguard
What it is Holds silver Tracks an index of Communication Services
Total return, 1 year +15.0% −5.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.9% (SLV) −5.9% (FCOM)
Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SLV +0.2 pts vs FCOM
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.09%
Holdings not counted 113
Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VOX as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.7bn $6.0bn

SIVR and VOX 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.

VOX

VOX tracks an index of Communication Services. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −5.7% with distributions reinvested, against −5.9% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Communication Services 25/50. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 113 positions, with the top ten at 71.1%. It sat 10.8% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SIVR or VOX?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SIVR returned +15.0% and VOX −5.7%.
Which is cheaper, SIVR or VOX?
VOX 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 →VOX on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VOX dividend history →VOX holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
abrdn website ↗
VOX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VOX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VOX ↗

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