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SLVISharesINDEX

iShares Silver Trust

$48.66-0.12% vs prior close
4210652-WK

Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through Oct 23, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 26, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 26, 2026.

The Trust seeks to reflect such performance before payment of the Trust's expenses and liabilities. It is not actively managed. The Trust does not engage in any activities designed to obtain a profit from, or to ameliorate losses caused by, changes in the price of silver.

SLV price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateSLV close
Sep 28, 2026$54.95
Sep 29, 2026$55.48
Sep 30, 2026$54.51
Oct 1, 2026$55.02
Oct 2, 2026$54.74
Oct 5, 2026$55.13
Oct 6, 2026$55.45
Oct 7, 2026$53.82
Oct 8, 2026$53.45
Oct 9, 2026$54.78
Oct 12, 2026$54.35
Oct 13, 2026$53.49
Oct 14, 2026$50.22
Oct 15, 2026$51.92
Oct 16, 2026$51.51
Oct 19, 2026$51.54
Oct 20, 2026$52.12
Oct 21, 2026$52.26
Oct 22, 2026$49.34
Oct 23, 2026$48.72
Oct 26, 2026$48.66

Daily net flows, 1M

Net inflow over the range: +$589M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
+$330MSep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 20+$24.5MOct 23+$330MSep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 20+$24.5MOct 23+$330MSep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19+$24.5MOct 23
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 28$330M
Sep 29$60.5M
Sep 30−$85.2M
Oct 1−$330
Oct 2$275
Oct 5−$275
Oct 6−$27.5M
Oct 7−$37.8M
Oct 8$55.7M
Oct 9$44M
Oct 12−$33M
Oct 13$24.3M
Oct 14$22.9M
Oct 15$252.2M
Oct 16−$54.6M
Oct 19$364
Oct 20$49.4M
Oct 21−$36.4M
Oct 22$100
Oct 23$24.5M
The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$589M of net inflows over the past month, about 2.2% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -24.5% so far this year. At 0.50% a year it is not the cheapest way in — GLD has a reported fee of 0.40%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$26.9Bassets under management
0.50%expense ratio · $50 per $10,000 a year
+$589Mnet flow, trailing month
16.5Mavg daily volume, 30 days
0holdings · US-domiciled
2006listed April 21, 2006 · beta 1.98
Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1—Silver bullion100.00%———
Performance
1 week-6.6%
1 month-16.3%
3 months-7.5%
6 months-29.3%
YTD-24.5%
1 year—
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$37M
1 month+$589M
3 months+$589M
YTD−$3.1B
1 year−$994M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
+$310.1MAug+$577MSep−$702.1MOct+$714MNov+$1.7BDec−$3BJan+$1.4BFeb−$1.9BMar−$486.8MApr+$451.4MMay+$305.3MSep+$283.7MOctAugSepOctNovDec−$3BJanFebMarAprMaySep+$283.7MOctAugOctDec−$3BFebApr+$283.7MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Aug$310.1M
Sep$577M
Oct−$702.1M
Nov$714M
Dec$1.7B
Jan−$3B
Feb$1.4B
Mar−$1.9B
Apr−$486.8M
May$451.4M
Sep$305.3M
Oct$283.7M
The risk read
37%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
66%realized volatility, 1 year
-53.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-53.9%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 100.0% of the book; the top ten carry 100%. Spread across 1+ names, it behaves like roughly 1 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
177Kcalls · latest snapshot
110Kputs · latest snapshot
0.62put/call ratio
14.4Mshares traded
The case against SLV

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat SLV on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
GSLC Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF0.09%$12.7B—-41bp on feeHead-to-head
GSEW Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF0.09%$821M—-41bp on feeHead-to-head
GUSA Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF0.11%$1.7B—-39bp on feeHead-to-head
GBIL Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF0.12%$5.3B—-38bp on feeHead-to-head
GIGB Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.14%$826M—-36bp on feeHead-to-head
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