iShares Silver Trust (the Trust) owns silver transferred to the Trust in exchange for shares issued by the Trust. The Trust's each share represents a fractional undivided beneficial interest in its net assets. The assets of the Trust consist of silver held by the Trust's custodian on behalf of the Trust. The activities of the Trust are limited to issuing baskets of shares in exchange for the silver deposited with the custodian as consideration, selling silver as necessary to cover the sponsor's fee, Trust expenses not assumed by the sponsor and other liabilities, and delivering silver in exchange for baskets of shares surrendered for redemption. The Trust seeks to reflect the performance of the price of silver before payment of its expenses and liabilities.
Basic Details
Issuer iShares
Fund NameiShares Silver Trust
Tax ClassificationGrantor Trust
SymbolNYSEARCA:SLV
Inception Date4/21/2006
Fund Manager
WebN/A
Phone+1-415-6702000
Fund Focus
Asset ClassCommodities
BenchmarkLBMA Silver Price
CategoryPrecious Metals
FocusSilver
Development LevelBlended Development
RegionGlobal
Fund Statistics
Assets Under Management$6.59 billion
Average Daily Volume$12.58 million
Discount/Premium-0.19%
ETF Expenses
Management Fee0.50%
Other Expenses0.00%
Total Expenses0.50%
Fee Waiver0.00%
Net Expenses0.50%
Administrator, Advisor and Custodian
AdministratorState Street Bank and Trust Company
AdvisorBlackRock Fund Advisors
CustodianJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch
DistributorBlackRock Investments, LLC
Transfer AgentThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
TrusteeThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Lead Market MakerIMC Chicago
iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV) Frequently Asked Questions
What is iShares Silver Trust's stock symbol?
iShares Silver Trust trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)ARCA under the ticker symbol "SLV."
Has iShares Silver Trust been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about SLV stock has been trending somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. iShares Silver Trust earned a news sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the exchange traded fund a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for iShares Silver Trust.
What other stocks do shareholders of iShares Silver Trust own?
Who are iShares Silver Trust's key executives?
iShares Silver Trust's management team includes the folowing people:
- Patrick J. Dunne, President, Chief Executive Officer of the Sponsor (Age 47)
- Jack Gee, Chief Financial Officer, Director of the sponsor (Age 57)
- Charles C. S. Park, Chief Compliance Officer of the sponsor (Age 50)
- Philip J. Jensen, Director of the Sponsor (Age 56)
- Peter F. Landini, Director of the Sponsor (Age 63)
- Kimun Lee, Director of the Sponsor (Age 69)
- Paul C. Lohrey, Director of the Sponsor (Age 52)
Who are iShares Silver Trust's major shareholders?
iShares Silver Trust's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Money Design Co. Ltd. (0.15%), MD Financial Management Inc. (0.13%), TSP Capital Management Group LLC (0.12%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.07%), Exane Derivatives (0.06%) and CENTRAL TRUST Co (0.03%).
Which major investors are selling iShares Silver Trust stock?
SLV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including MD Financial Management Inc., QVR LLC, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Interactive Financial Advisors, IFP Advisors Inc, K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc and Eqis Capital Management Inc..
Which major investors are buying iShares Silver Trust stock?
SLV stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Money Design Co. Ltd., Exane Derivatives, Investors Financial Group LLC, MinichMacGregor Wealth Management LLC, Evanson Asset Management LLC, J.W. Cole Advisors Inc., Ironsides Asset Advisors LLC and AE Wealth Management LLC.
How do I buy shares of iShares Silver Trust?
Shares of SLV can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is iShares Silver Trust's stock price today?
One share of SLV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $16.32.
How big of a company is iShares Silver Trust?
How can I contact iShares Silver Trust?
iShares Silver Trust's mailing address is 400 Howard St, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105-2618, United States. The exchange traded fund can be reached via phone at +1-415-6702000.
MarketBeat Community Rating for iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA SLV)
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