Which returned more over the last year, SLV or VOOG?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SLV returned +14.9% and VOOG +12.1%.

Which is cheaper, SLV or VOOG?

VOOG is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

SLV vs VOOG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SLV is a commodity fund and VOOG an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SLV returned +14.9% against +12.1%.

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Net assets: $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Silver Trust, and $27.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF.

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At a glance

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

+12.1%

VOOG total return, 1 year

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

0.05%

VOOG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VOOG costs 0.45 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.8 points; SLV is 1.1 times larger.

SLV vs VOOG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SLV	VOOG
Return
Measure	SLV	VOOG
Total return, 1 year	+14.9%	+12.1%
Drawdown
Measure	SLV	VOOG
Below its high	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026	4.1%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	SLV	VOOG
What it tracks	Silver	S&P 500 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	SLV	VOOG
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$30.0bn	$27.8bn
Holdings
Measure	SLV	VOOG
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		60.2%

Method

Side by side

SLV iShares Silver Trust VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Holds silver Tracks the S&P 500 Growth

Total return, 1 year +14.9% +12.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +15.0% (SIVR) +12.1% (IVW)

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SIVR 0.0 pts vs IVW

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.05%

Holdings not counted 154

Net assets, SLV as of Oct 28, 2026 and VOOG as of Sep 30, 2026 $26.9bn $27.8bn

SLV and VOOG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

SLV

Its expense ratio is 0.50% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

SLV holds silver. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% for its benchmark, the price of silver. It sat 53.5% below its high of Jan 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

VOOG

VOOG tracks the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested, against +12.1% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 154 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%. 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, SLV or VOOG?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SLV returned +14.9% and VOOG +12.1%.
Which is cheaper, SLV or VOOG?: VOOG is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

iShares page for SLV ↗

VOOG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VOOG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VOOG ↗

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