iShares Silver Trust (SLV) ETF
Silver ETF
iShares Silver Trust (SLV) is a Silver ETF from iShares. As of October 23, 2026, SLV closed at $48.72. It charges a 0.50% expense ratio, or $50 a year per $10,000 invested. Including dividends it returned +10.3% over the past year and +16.7% a year over five years.
- Assets under management: $30.0 billion
- Annualized return since 2006: 6.3%
- Worst peak-to-trough drop: -76%
SLV price chart
1Y price change: +10.3% (price only; total returns below include dividends)
| Total return | 1M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLV | -16.2% | -24.4% | +10.3% | +32.3% | +16.7% | +11.3% | +6.3% |
Dividends reinvested. 3Y and longer are annualized; MAX is annualized since 2006.
SLV key facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.50%
- $50/yr per $10K
- Assets (AUM)
- $30.0B
- Dividend yield
- None
- Annualized return
- 6.3%
- since 2006
- Volatility
- 33%
- annualized
- Max drawdown
- -76%
- 52-week range
- $41.70 – $109.83
- Fund family
- iShares
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SLV news
- Gold Just Fell Below $4,000 After Its Worst Week in Five Months · Oct 24, 2026
- Gold Is Sliding Back Toward $4,000 as the Haven Trade Breaks · Oct 23, 2026
- Gold Lost $100 an Ounce in Hours After the Inflation Report · Oct 15, 2026
- Silver Has Now Lost Nearly Half Its Value. Here’s What Broke the Metals Trade · Sep 30, 2026
- Gold ETFs Just Had Their 2nd-Biggest Month Ever · Sep 23, 2026
SLV ETF FAQ
What is SLV's expense ratio?
SLV has an expense ratio of 0.50%: $50 a year on a $10,000 investment.
What is SLV's historical return?
With dividends reinvested, SLV returned +10.3% over one year, +16.7% a year over five years, +11.3% a year over ten years through October 23, 2026.
How much can SLV fall?
SLV's largest peak-to-trough decline since 2006 was -76%. Past drawdowns don't cap future ones.
Sources: fund data and prices from Yahoo Finance (delayed); FI Handbook calculations. Last close October 23, 2026.