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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SIVR returned +15.0% and XHB −8.6%.

Which is cheaper, SIVR or XHB?

SIVR is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 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 XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SIVR is a commodity fund and XHB an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against −8.6%.

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Net assets: $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF, and $1.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF.

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At a glance

+15.0%

SIVR total return, 1 year

−8.6%

XHB total return, 1 year

0.30%

SIVR expense ratio

0.35%

XHB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SIVR costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 23.6 points.

SIVR vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SIVR	XHB
Return
Measure	SIVR	XHB
Total return, 1 year	+15.0%	−8.6%
Drawdown
Measure	SIVR	XHB
Below its high	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026	20.5%, high on Oct 18, 2024
Benchmark
Measure	SIVR	XHB
What it tracks	Silver	S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	SIVR	XHB
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.35%
Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and XHB as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.7bn	$1.5bn
Holdings
Measure	SIVR	XHB
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		46%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		35.4%

Method

Side by side

SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF XHB State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer abrdn State Street

What it is Holds silver Tracks the S&P Homebuilders

Total return, 1 year +15.0% −8.6%

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% 0.35%

Holdings not counted 34

Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and XHB as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.7bn $1.5bn

SIVR and XHB 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.

XHB

XHB tracks the S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −8.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 34 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 20.5% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SIVR or XHB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SIVR returned +15.0% and XHB −8.6%.
Which is cheaper, SIVR or XHB?: SIVR is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

abrdn website ↗

XHB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XHB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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