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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SLV returned +14.9% and XHB −8.6%.

Which is cheaper, SLV or XHB?

XHB is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 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 XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SLV is a commodity fund and XHB an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SLV returned +14.9% against −8.6%.

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Net assets: $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Silver Trust, and $1.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF.

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At a glance

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

−8.6%

XHB total return, 1 year

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

0.35%

XHB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XHB costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 23.5 points; SLV is 17.7 times larger.

SLV vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SLV	XHB
Return
Measure	SLV	XHB
Total return, 1 year	+14.9%	−8.6%
Drawdown
Measure	SLV	XHB
Below its high	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026	20.5%, high on Oct 18, 2024
Benchmark
Measure	SLV	XHB
What it tracks	Silver	S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	SLV	XHB
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$26.5bn	$1.5bn
Holdings
Measure	SLV	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

SLV iShares Silver Trust XHB State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Holds silver Tracks the S&P Homebuilders

Total return, 1 year +14.9% −8.6%

Its benchmark over the same days +15.0% (SIVR) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SIVR not measured

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.35%

Holdings not counted 34

Net assets, SLV as of Oct 28, 2026 and XHB as of Oct 27, 2026 $26.9bn $1.5bn

SLV and XHB 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.

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, SLV or XHB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SLV returned +14.9% and XHB −8.6%.
Which is cheaper, SLV or XHB?: XHB is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Where to next

SLV on its own →XHB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →XHB dividend history →XHB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

iShares page for SLV ↗

XHB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XHB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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