Which returned more over the last year, SIVR or VTV?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SIVR returned +15.0% and VTV +23.5%.

Which is cheaper, SIVR or VTV?

VTV 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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

SIVR vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SIVR is a commodity fund and VTV an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VTV returned +23.5% against +15.0%.

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Net assets: $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF, and $184.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF.

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At a glance

+15.0%

SIVR total return, 1 year

+23.5%

VTV total return, 1 year

0.30%

SIVR expense ratio

0.03%

VTV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTV costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.5 points.

SIVR vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SIVR	VTV
Return
Measure	SIVR	VTV
Total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+23.5%
Drawdown
Measure	SIVR	VTV
Below its high	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	SIVR	VTV
What it tracks	Silver	Morningstar US Large Cap Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	SIVR	VTV
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.03%
Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VTV as of Sep 30, 2026	$3.7bn	$184.2bn
Holdings
Measure	SIVR	VTV
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		98%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		23.6%

Method

Side by side

SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF VTV Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer abrdn Vanguard

What it is Holds silver Tracks an index of US value

Total return, 1 year +15.0% +23.5%

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 300

Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VTV as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.7bn $184.2bn

SIVR and VTV 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.

VTV

VTV tracks an index of US value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +23.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 300 positions, with the top ten at 23.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SIVR or VTV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SIVR returned +15.0% and VTV +23.5%.
Which is cheaper, SIVR or VTV?: VTV 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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Where to next

SIVR on its own →VTV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VTV dividend history →VTV holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

abrdn website ↗

VTV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTV ↗

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