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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SIVR returned +15.0% and VXUS +13.8%.

Which is cheaper, SIVR or VXUS?

VXUS is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 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 VXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SIVR is a commodity fund and VXUS an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against +13.8%.

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Net assets: $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF, and $163.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total International Stock ETF.

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At a glance

+15.0%

SIVR total return, 1 year

+13.8%

VXUS total return, 1 year

0.30%

SIVR expense ratio

0.05%

VXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VXUS costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points.

SIVR vs VXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SIVR	VXUS
Return
Measure	SIVR	VXUS
Total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+13.8%
Drawdown
Measure	SIVR	VXUS
Below its high	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026	5.1%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	SIVR	VXUS
What it tracks	Silver	FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Cost and size
Measure	SIVR	VXUS
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.05%
Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VXUS as of Sep 30, 2026	$3.7bn	$163.2bn
Holdings
Measure	SIVR	VXUS
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		14.6%

Method

Side by side

SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer abrdn Vanguard

What it is Holds silver Tracks an index of Total International Stock

Total return, 1 year +15.0% +13.8%

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% 0.05%

Holdings not counted 8913

Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VXUS as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.7bn $163.2bn

SIVR and VXUS 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.

VXUS

VXUS tracks an index of Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8,913 positions, with the top ten at 14.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SIVR or VXUS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SIVR returned +15.0% and VXUS +13.8%.
Which is cheaper, SIVR or VXUS?: VXUS is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

abrdn website ↗

VXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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