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SIVR vs VUG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SIVR is a commodity fund and VUG an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against +6.6%.

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Net assets: $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF, and $232.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF.

SIVR on its own →VUG on its own →
At a glance
+15.0%
SIVR total return, 1 year
+6.6%
VUG total return, 1 year
0.30%
SIVR expense ratio
0.03%
VUG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VUG costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.4 points.

SIVR vs VUG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSIVRVUG
Return
Total return, 1 year+15.0%+6.6%
Drawdown
Below its high53.5%, high on Jan 28, 20264.1%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksSilverMorningstar US Large Cap Growth Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.30%0.03%
Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VUG as of Sep 30, 2026$3.7bn$232.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight97%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund63.1%

Method

Side by side

SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF VUG Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF
Issuer abrdn Vanguard
What it is Holds silver Tracks an index of US growth
Total return, 1 year +15.0% +6.6%
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 137
Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VUG as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.7bn $232.9bn

SIVR and VUG 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.

VUG

VUG tracks an index of US growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +6.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 137 positions, with the top ten at 63.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SIVR or VUG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SIVR returned +15.0% and VUG +6.6%.
Which is cheaper, SIVR or VUG?
VUG 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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SIVR on its own →VUG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VUG dividend history →VUG holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
abrdn website ↗
VUG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VUG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VUG ↗

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