iShares Silver Trust (SLV)
Market Price (6/19/2026): $59.05
iShares Silver Trust (SLV)
Market Price (6/19/2026): $59.05
Key Takeaways
- SLV has returned -7.6% YTD vs +9.8% for SPY; +78.9% over the past 12 months (SPY +26.4%). details →
- Priced in gold, SLV has returned +21.2% over the past 3 years, vs +168.3% in dollars. details →
- Over the past month, SLV has seen net outflows of −$555M (−1.6% of assets). details →
- SLV trades 44% below its 52-week high. details →
- SLV's -7.6% YTD is behind its typical pace — it averaged +8.2% at this point (June 18) over the past 5 years. details →
Asset Allocation with SLV
Price Returns Compared
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Total [1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Returns | |||||||
| SLV Return | -12% | 2% | -1% | 21% | 145% | -6% | 147% |
| Peers Return | -5% | -2% | -12% | 1% | 96% | -4% | 55% |
| S&P 500 Return | 27% | -19% | 24% | 23% | 16% | 8% | 98% |
Monthly Win Rates [3] | |||||||
| SLV Win Rate | 42% | 58% | 42% | 42% | 83% | 67% | |
| Peers Win Rate | 46% | 48% | 33% | 33% | 79% | 57% | |
| S&P 500 Win Rate | 75% | 42% | 67% | 75% | 67% | 50% | |
Max Drawdowns [4] | |||||||
| SLV Max Drawdown | -25% | -33% | -20% | -17% | -14% | -45% | |
| Peers Max Drawdown | -29% | -36% | -23% | -18% | -18% | -35% | |
| S&P 500 Max Drawdown | -5% | -25% | -10% | -8% | -19% | -9% | |
[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2021
[2] Peers: SIVR, PPLT, CPER, PALL.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2026 data is for the year up to 6/18/2026 (YTD)
Sharpe Ratios Compared
One measure of reward vs. risk is a Sharpe ratio. A higher ratio indicates better risk-adjusted returns. Most funds have Sharpe ratios < 1.0.
Results as of 5312026.How Low Can It Go
| Event | SLV | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Yen Carry Trade Unwind | ||
| % Loss | -13.6% | -7.8% |
| % Gain to Breakeven | 15.7% | 8.5% |
| Time to Breakeven | 44 days | 18 days |
| Summer-Fall 2023 Five Percent Yield Shock | ||
| % Loss | -14.9% | -9.5% |
| % Gain to Breakeven | 17.5% | 10.5% |
| Time to Breakeven | 54 days | 24 days |
| 2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening | ||
| % Loss | -22.7% | -24.5% |
| % Gain to Breakeven | 29.3% | 32.4% |
| Time to Breakeven | 92 days | 427 days |
| 2020 COVID-19 Crash | ||
| % Loss | -34.9% | -33.7% |
| % Gain to Breakeven | 53.7% | 50.9% |
| Time to Breakeven | 112 days | 140 days |
| 2016-2017 Trump Reflation Bond Selloff | ||
| % Loss | -18.1% | -3.7% |
| % Gain to Breakeven | 22.1% | 3.9% |
| Time to Breakeven | 985 days | 6 days |
| 2015-2016 China Devaluation / Global Growth Scare | ||
| % Loss | -10.7% | -12.2% |
| % Gain to Breakeven | 12.0% | 13.9% |
| Time to Breakeven | 59 days | 62 days |
In The Past
iShares Silver Trust's stock fell -9.2% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 10.1% gain to breakeven.
Preserve Wealth
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| Event | SLV | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening | ||
| % Loss | -22.7% | -24.5% |
| % Gain to Breakeven | 29.3% | 32.4% |
| Time to Breakeven | 92 days | 427 days |
| 2020 COVID-19 Crash | ||
| % Loss | -34.9% | -33.7% |
| % Gain to Breakeven | 53.7% | 50.9% |
| Time to Breakeven | 112 days | 140 days |
| 2014-2016 Oil Price Collapse | ||
| % Loss | -30.2% | -6.8% |
| % Gain to Breakeven | 43.3% | 7.3% |
| Time to Breakeven | 200 days | 15 days |
| 2013 Taper Tantrum | ||
| % Loss | -21.7% | -0.2% |
| % Gain to Breakeven | 27.8% | 0.2% |
| Time to Breakeven | 58 days | 1 days |
| 2011 US Debt Ceiling Crisis & European Contagion | ||
| % Loss | -26.1% | -17.9% |
| % Gain to Breakeven | 35.3% | 21.8% |
| Time to Breakeven | 5108 days | 123 days |
| 2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis | ||
| % Loss | -39.4% | -53.4% |
| % Gain to Breakeven | 64.9% | 114.4% |
| Time to Breakeven | 213 days | 1085 days |
In The Past
iShares Silver Trust's stock fell -9.2% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 10.1% gain to breakeven.
Preserve Wealth
Limiting losses and compounding gains is essential to preserving wealth.
Asset Allocation
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Current Dip Buy Opportunities Across ETFs
ETFs currently down 5% or more from trailing 6M peaks.
| Ticker | Name | Dip % | Mkt Price | Price Date | Peak Price | Peak Date | # Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAGS | Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF | -7.8% | 65.44 | 6182026 | 70.94 | 5142026 | 35 |
| AKRE | Akre Focus ETF | -20.2% | 53.15 | 6182026 | 66.59 | 1062026 | 163 |
| EWZ | iShares MSCI Brazil ETF | -19.2% | 33.73 | 6182026 | 41.73 | 4142026 | 65 |
| FXI | iShares China Large-Cap ETF | -18.3% | 33.30 | 6182026 | 40.78 | 1292026 | 140 |
| ILF | iShares Latin America 40 ETF | -11.0% | 33.90 | 6182026 | 38.10 | 4142026 | 65 |
| KWEB | KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF | -33.0% | 25.24 | 6182026 | 37.66 | 1122026 | 157 |
| SCHY | Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF | -5.2% | 31.97 | 6182026 | 33.73 | 3012026 | 109 |
| COWZ | Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | -5.6% | 61.80 | 6182026 | 65.48 | 6012026 | 17 |
| URA | Global X Uranium ETF | -22.7% | 47.78 | 6182026 | 61.81 | 1282026 | 141 |
| BOTZ | Global X Funds Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF | -7.8% | 38.37 | 6182026 | 41.63 | 5132026 | 36 |
| LIT | Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF | -10.3% | 82.15 | 6182026 | 91.62 | 5112026 | 38 |
| ICLN | iShares Global Clean Energy ETF | -11.2% | 21.10 | 6182026 | 23.75 | 6022026 | 16 |
| ARKQ | ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF | -7.4% | 133.17 | 6182026 | 143.82 | 5282026 | 21 |
| ARKW | ARK Next Generation Internet ETF | -5.9% | 146.63 | 6182026 | 155.78 | 12222025 | 178 |
| ARKX | ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF | -8.4% | 34.56 | 6182026 | 37.74 | 5282026 | 21 |
| NASA | Tema Space Innovators ETF | -25.4% | 31.25 | 6182026 | 41.89 | 5272026 | 22 |
| CGBL | Capital Group Core Balanced ETF | -6.2% | 34.41 | 6182026 | 36.67 | 2252026 | 113 |
| GDE | WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fund | -9.1% | 63.98 | 6182026 | 70.39 | 5112026 | 38 |
| RAAX | VanEck Real Assets ETF | -6.3% | 40.03 | 6182026 | 42.70 | 5112026 | 38 |
| XLV | State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF | -6.4% | 149.40 | 6182026 | 159.54 | 3012026 | 109 |
| XLE | State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF | -14.1% | 53.77 | 6182026 | 62.56 | 3292026 | 81 |
| XLC | State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF | -8.6% | 109.45 | 6182026 | 119.70 | 2012026 | 137 |
| XLY | State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF | -5.7% | 117.16 | 6182026 | 124.27 | 1122026 | 157 |
| XLP | State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF | -6.9% | 83.30 | 6182026 | 89.51 | 3012026 | 109 |
| XLU | State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF | -5.6% | 44.76 | 6182026 | 47.40 | 3012026 | 109 |
| VHT | Vanguard Health Care ETF | -5.3% | 280.41 | 6182026 | 296.16 | 1072026 | 162 |
| FXN | First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund | -13.0% | 20.17 | 6182026 | 23.18 | 3292026 | 81 |
| XOP | State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF | -18.5% | 153.36 | 6182026 | 188.18 | 3292026 | 81 |
| IGV | iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF | -18.2% | 89.09 | 6182026 | 108.95 | 12222025 | 178 |
| MISL | First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF | -9.0% | 46.40 | 6182026 | 50.98 | 1192026 | 150 |
| RING | iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF | -28.2% | 71.35 | 6182026 | 99.42 | 3012026 | 109 |
| PDBC | Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF | -12.7% | 16.50 | 6182026 | 18.91 | 5122026 | 37 |
| DBC | Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund | -12.8% | 27.63 | 6182026 | 31.69 | 5122026 | 37 |
| COMT | iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF | -14.1% | 31.37 | 6182026 | 36.53 | 5192026 | 30 |
| GSG | iShares GSCI Commodity | -5.8% | 30.01 | 6182026 | 31.85 | 3182026 | 92 |
| BCI | abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 Free ETF | -11.5% | 22.94 | 6182026 | 25.91 | 5122026 | 37 |
| FTGC | First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund | -9.6% | 27.59 | 6182026 | 30.53 | 5122026 | 37 |
| HGER | Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF | -10.6% | 29.91 | 6182026 | 33.47 | 5122026 | 37 |
| GLD | SPDR Gold Trust | -21.9% | 387.12 | 6182026 | 495.90 | 1292026 | 140 |
| IAU | iShares Gold Trust | -21.9% | 79.33 | 6182026 | 101.57 | 1292026 | 140 |
| GLDM | SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust | -21.9% | 83.44 | 6182026 | 106.77 | 1292026 | 140 |
| SGOL | ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares | -13.1% | 44.66 | 6182026 | 51.41 | 1292026 | 140 |
| BAR | Direxion Daily Gold Bull 3X Shares | -16.6% | 44.34 | 6182026 | 53.16 | 1292026 | 140 |
| SLV | iShares Silver Trust | -43.6% | 59.51 | 6182026 | 105.60 | 1282026 | 141 |
| SIVR | ETFS Physical Silver Shares Trust ETF | -24.8% | 83.39 | 6182026 | 110.87 | 1282026 | 141 |
| PPLT | ETFS Physical Platinum Shares | -39.1% | 15.37 | 6182026 | 25.23 | 1252026 | 144 |
| CPER | United States Copper Index Fund ETV | -13.9% | 33.33 | 6182026 | 38.71 | 1292026 | 140 |
| PALL | ETFS Physical Palladium Shares | -37.5% | 23.23 | 6182026 | 37.18 | 1282026 | 141 |
| USO | United States Oil Fund LP | -24.9% | 114.87 | 6182026 | 152.96 | 5192026 | 30 |
| UNG | United States Natural Gas Fund LP | -30.5% | 11.74 | 6182026 | 16.90 | 2012026 | 137 |
| BNO | United States Brent Oil Fund LP ETV | -7.1% | 55.85 | 6182026 | 60.13 | 5042026 | 45 |
| IBIT | iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF | -35.8% | 35.62 | 6182026 | 55.44 | 1142026 | 155 |
| FBTC | Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund | -35.7% | 54.77 | 6182026 | 85.12 | 1142026 | 155 |
| GBTC | Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF | -19.0% | 61.84 | 6182026 | 76.31 | 1142026 | 155 |
| ETHA | iShares Ethereum Trust ETF | -49.7% | 12.88 | 6182026 | 25.59 | 1142026 | 155 |
ETF Fund Flows
Largest fund inflows and outflows across ETFs, with the asset-allocation rotation they imply.
Asset allocation rotation · Past month
- Equity ETFs drew the largest net inflows (+$97.8B), followed by Bond (+$27.5B), while Commodity (−$5.3B) and Crypto (−$4.6B) saw the largest outflows.
- Within the mix, money rotated into Industry Subsector (+$14.7B) and out of Gold (−$5.2B).
- Relative to fund size, NASA drew the largest inflow (+85.3% of AUM) and THRO the largest outflow (−35.4%).
| # | Ticker | Name | Net flow | % of AUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | +$15.29B | +1.5% |
| 2 | SMH | VanEck Semiconductor ETF | +$8.9B | +12.9% |
| 3 | XLK | State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF | +$8.73B | +7.2% |
| 4 | SCHD | Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | +$8.16B | +8.6% |
| 5 | SPYM | State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF | +$7.57B | +5.2% |
| 6 | VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | +$5.97B | +0.9% |
| 7 | DRAM | Roundhill Memory ETF | +$5.9B | +38.1% |
| 8 | VO | Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF | +$5.8B | +5.6% |
| 9 | IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | +$5.61B | +0.7% |
| 10 | SGOV | iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF | +$5.26B | +5.6% |
| # | Ticker | Name | Net flow | % of AUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPY | State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | -$17.1B | -2.2% |
| 2 | QUAL | iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF | -$7.06B | -15.3% |
| 3 | EFV | iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF | -$5.61B | -21.2% |
| 4 | GLD | SPDR Gold Shares | -$3.62B | -2.5% |
| 5 | IBIT | iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF | -$3.23B | -6.3% |
| 6 | TLT | iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | -$2.8B | -6.8% |
| 7 | IAGG | iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF | -$2.77B | -24.6% |
| 8 | IVE | iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | -$2.61B | -5.4% |
| 9 | THRO | iShares U.S. Thematic Rotation Active ETF | -$2.38B | -35.4% |
| 10 | IAU | iShares Gold Trust | -$1.4B | -2.1% |
Largest ETF fund flows across ~2563 funds (min AUM $100M). Net creations/redemptions; leveraged & inverse ETFs excluded. A ⚠ marks a day excluded as a suspected data error.
About SLV
| Holdings Count: 0Expense Ratio: 0.5%Inception Date: 2006-04-21 | iShares Silver TrustThe iShares Silver Trust is designed to broadly replicate the market price movements of silver. This Trust operates outside the regulatory framework of the 1940 Investment Company Act, meaning it is not subject to the same stringent rules that govern registered mutual funds or ETFs. Furthermore, it does not qualify as a commodity pool under the Commodity Exchange Act. Prospective investors are urged to thoroughly review the prospectus, including its risk factors and all other pertinent information, before finalizing any investment decision.Asset Class: Commodities | ETF Website |
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