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ISHARES SILVER TRUST

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Key stats


Assets under management (AUM)
‪14.68 B‬USD
Fund flows (1Y)
Dividend yield (indicated)
Discount/Premium to NAV
2.5%
Shares outstanding
‪496.85 M‬
Expense ratio
0.50%

About ISHARES SILVER TRUST


Brand
iShares
Home page
Inception date
Apr 21, 2006
Structure
Grantor Trust
Index tracked
LBMA Silver Price ($/ozt)
Management style
Passive
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Return of capital
Income tax type
Collectibles
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
28.00%
Primary advisor
iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
SLV gives investors direct exposure to silver by physically holding the metal in vaults in London. As such, investors get exposure to spot silver (determined by the London Silver Fix), less fund expenses. As this fund is considered a collectible for tax purposes, taxes on long-term gains are quite steep. Still, SLV provides stability for buy-and-hold strategies.

Classification


Asset Class
Commodities
Category
Precious metals
Focus
Silver
Niche
Physically held
Strategy
Vanilla
Geography
Global
Weighting scheme
Single asset
Selection criteria
Single asset
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Bonds, Cash & Other
Miscellaneous
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Miscellaneous100.00%
Top 10 holdings

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Summarizing what the indicators are suggesting.
Oscillators
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Oscillators
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Summary
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Summary
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Summary
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Moving Averages
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Moving Averages
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Displays a symbol's price movements over previous years to identify recurring trends.

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Frequently Asked Questions


An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
SLV trades at 29.17 USD today, its price has risen 5.77% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on SLV price chart.
SLV net asset value is 29.75 today — it's fallen 5.70% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
SLV assets under management is ‪14.68 B‬ USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
SLV expense ratio is 0.50%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, SLV isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, SLV technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating SLV shows the buy signal. See more of SLV technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
No, SLV doesn't pay dividends to its holders.
SLV trades at a premium (2.53%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
SLV shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc.
SLV follows the LBMA Silver Price ($/ozt). ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Apr 21, 2006.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.