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iShares Silver Trust

SLV
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Apr 21, 2006
Expense Ratio
0.5%
Type
Global Commodities & Metals
Fund Owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$301,749,832
AUM
$10,627,374,820
Associated Index
LBMA Silver Price
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

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Silver Bullion (LBMA Silver Price)
100%
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What is SLV?

The objective of the iShares Silver Trust is for the value of the shares of the iShares Silver Trust to reflect at any given time the price of silver owned by the iShares Silver Trust at that time less the iShares Silver Trusts expenses and liabilities.

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SLV
Performance Measures**

for the time period Apr 28, 2006 to Dec 4, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 21.1%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: 40.2%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -76.3%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 31.2%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: 0.37

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: 0.09

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

ETFs related toSLV

ETFs correlated to SLV include SIVR, AGQ, GLTR

SLV
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Silver Trust
SIVR
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AGQ
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GLTR
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SIL
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UGL
ProShares Trust - ProShares Ultra Gold 2x Shares
JNUG
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares
GLD
SSgA Active Trust - SPDR Gold Shares ETF
IAU
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Gold Trust
SGOL
abrdn ETF - abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
GLDM
World Gold Trust - SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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FAQ

SLV is a Global Commodities & Metals ETF. The objective of the iShares Silver Trust is for the value of the shares of the iShares Silver Trust to reflect at any given time the price of silver owned by the iShares Silver Trust at that time less the iShares Silver Trusts expenses and liabilities.

SLV tracks the LBMA Silver Price.

No, SLV is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, SLV is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on SLV is -0.0412%. This is the percent change in the value of SLV over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on SLV is 0.0144%. This is the percent change in the value of SLV over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of SLV for the past year is 0.2907%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to SLV include CPER, PPLT, and BAR.

ETFs correlated to SLV include SIVR, AGQ, and GLTR.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to SLV include ZSL, GLL, and JDST.

Disclaimers

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We show information directly obtained from our data provider, Xignite. Data shown here is provided by Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes the information shown here is reliable, but has not been verified and there is no guarantee that the information is accurate.

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.