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As of Oct 14, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. SLV SLVY \n Expense ratio 0.50% 0.85% \n Net assets $28.9bn $942,945 \n Total return, 1 year +7.3% not published \n What it tracks Silver SLV \n Holdings in common not published \n Net assets on Oct 14, 20","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, SLV against SLVY, data as of Oct 14, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/slv-vs-slvy","a":{"ticker":"SLV","name":"iShares Silver Trust","issuer":"iShares","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-14","verdict":"SLV holds silver and returned +7.3% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/slv","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+7.3%","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.50%","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":null},{"label":"Troy ounces of silver (10-Q, Jun 30, 2026)","value":"479.8m","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":"10-Q, Jun 30, 2026"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u221252.4%","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$28.9bn","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 14, 2026"},{"label":"Benchmark","value":"The price of silver, measured by SIVR, which also holds silver","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":"ETFIQ, from its filings"}]},"b":{"ticker":"SLVY","name":"FT Vest Silver Strategy & Target Income ETF","issuer":"First Trust","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-10-14","verdict":"Since it first traded on Jul 9, 2026, SLVY paid 1.8% in cash, price \u22128.2%, and finished 0.7 points ahead of SLV.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/slvy","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"1.8%","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":null},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"\u22126.6%","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":null},{"label":"Against SLV","value":"+0.7 pts","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":null},{"label":"Latest payout, annualized on today\u2019s price","value":"7.8%","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":null},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026","value":"$0.123","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$942,945","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 14, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.85%","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jun 30, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/slv-vs-slvy"}