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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SLV returned +14.9% and XOVR −3.0%.

Which is cheaper, SLV or XOVR?

SLV is cheaper, by 1.31 percentage points a year. That is about $131 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 XOVR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SLV is a commodity fund and XOVR an actively managed equity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SLV returned +14.9% against −3.0%.

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Net assets: $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Silver Trust, and $2.2bn on Jun 30, 2026 for ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF.

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At a glance

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

−3.0%

XOVR total return, 1 year

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

1.81%

XOVR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SLV costs 1.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.9 points.

SLV vs XOVR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SLV	XOVR
Return
Measure	SLV	XOVR
Total return, 1 year	+14.9%	−3.0%
Drawdown
Measure	SLV	XOVR
Below its high	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026	6.5%, high on Oct 5, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	SLV	XOVR
What it tracks	Silver	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	SLV	XOVR
Expense ratio	0.50%	1.81%
Net assets, SLV as of Oct 28, 2026 and XOVR as of Jun 30, 2026	$26.9bn	$2.2bn
Holdings
Measure	SLV	XOVR
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		43%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		63.1%

Method

Side by side

SLV iShares Silver Trust XOVR ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares ERShares

What it is Holds silver Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +14.9% −3.0%

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% 1.81%

Holdings not counted 32

Net assets, SLV as of Oct 28, 2026 and XOVR as of Jun 30, 2026 $26.9bn $2.2bn

SLV and XOVR 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.

XOVR

XOVR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −3.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 1.81% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 43% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 32 positions, with the top ten at 63.1%. It sat 6.5% below its high of Oct 5, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SLV or XOVR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SLV returned +14.9% and XOVR −3.0%.
Which is cheaper, SLV or XOVR?: SLV is cheaper, by 1.31 percentage points a year. That is about $131 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 ↗

XOVR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XOVR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ERShares website ↗

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