iShares Silver Trust (Silver bullion) against abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF (Silver bullion) — fees, long-horizon total returns, holdings overlap, and sector tilt, side by side.
| SLV | SIVR | SPREAD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| YTD (cumulative) | -6.66% | — | — |
| 1Y CAGR | +65.7% | — | — |
| 3Y CAGR | +39.0% | — | — |
| 5Y CAGR | +22.1% | — | — |
| 10Y CAGR | +13.0% | — | — |
| Since inception CAGR | +7.50% | — | — |
Total return: dividend- and split-adjusted daily closes (distributions reinvested). Spread is SLV minus SIVR. SLV since-inception measured from first available bar April 28, 2006. Since-inception spans differ — compare that row with care.
| SLV | SIVR | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | iShares Silver Trust | abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF |
| Category | Commodities Focused | Commodities Focused |
| Style | Passive | Passive |
| Expense ratio | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Assets (AUM) | $28.1B | $3.9B |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Avg volume (3-mo) | 18.4M | 1.2M |
| Inception | April 21, 2006 | July 24, 2009 |
| Benchmark proxy | LBMA Silver Price | Gold (LBMA proxy) |
SIVR costs 0.2 pp less per year — about $20.00 per $10,000 invested.
The provider doesn't break out holdings for SLV — overlap can't be computed.
Expense ratios verified against issuer fact sheets. Dividend yield is trailing 12-month distributions divided by price, as reported by the fund data provider.