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SIVR vs VTI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SIVR is a commodity fund and VTI an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against +13.5%.

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Net assets: $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF, and $689.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF.

At a glance
+15.0%
SIVR total return, 1 year
+13.5%
VTI total return, 1 year
0.30%
SIVR expense ratio
0.03%
VTI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTI costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.5 points.

SIVR vs VTI: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSIVRVTI
Return
Total return, 1 year+15.0%+13.5%
Drawdown
Below its high53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksSilverMorningstar US Total Market Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.30%0.03%
Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VTI as of Sep 30, 2026$3.7bn$689.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight88%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund34.7%

Method

Side by side

SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF
What it is Holds silver Tracks an index of US total market
Total return, 1 year +15.0% +13.5%
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% 0.03%
Holdings not counted 3521
Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VTI as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.7bn $689.2bn

SIVR and VTI 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.

VTI

VTI tracks an index of US total market. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,521 positions, with the top ten at 34.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SIVR or VTI?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SIVR returned +15.0% and VTI +13.5%.
Which is cheaper, SIVR or VTI?
VTI 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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