iShares Silver Trust (SLV) Price, Holdings, & News

ETF Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $29.43 to $29.74
• 50-Day Range: $27.08 to $31.32
• 52-Week Range: $24.25 to $31.80
• Volume: 14.62 million shs
• Average Volume: 20.87 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $14.77 billion
• Assets Under Management: $14.66 billion
• Dividend Yield: 0.00%
• Net Expense Ratio: 0.50%
• Aggregate Rating: N/A

SLV ETF - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SLV shares performed this year?

iShares Silver Trust's stock was trading at $26.33 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, SLV shares have increased by 12.5% and is now trading at $29.63.
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Who are iShares Silver Trust's major shareholders?

iShares Silver Trust's top institutional investors include LPL Financial LLC (1.57%), IMC Chicago LLC, Belvedere Trading LLC and Commonwealth Equity Services LLC (0.42%).

How do I buy shares of iShares Silver Trust?

Shares of SLV stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of iShares Silver Trust own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that iShares Silver Trust investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX) and Visa (V).

Fund Details

• Issuer: iShares
• Fund Name: iShares Silver Trust
• Tax Classification: Grantor Trust
• Stock Exchange: NYSEARCA
• Current Symbol: NYSEARCA:SLV
• Inception Date: 4/21/2006
• Fund Manager: N/A
• Web: N/A
• Phone: +1-415-6702000

Fund Focus

• Asset Class: Commodities
• Benchmark: LBMA Silver Price
• Category: Precious Metals
• Focus: Silver
• Development Level: Blended Development
• Region: Global
• Number of Holdings: 0

Fund Statistics

• Assets Under Management: $14.66 billion
• Average Daily Volume: $20.74 million
• Discount/Premium: 0.23%

Administrator, Advisor and Custodian

• Administrator: State Street Bank and Trust Company
• Advisor: BlackRock Fund Advisors
• Custodian: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch
• Distributor: BlackRock Investments, LLC
• Transfer Agent: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
• Trustee: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
• Lead Market Maker: Virtu Financial

Options

• Optionable: Optionable
• Options Volume: 229,821
• Put Options: 62,002
• Call Options: 167,819
• Short Interest: 58,280,000 shs

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 498,350,000
• Beta: 0.59
• Creation Unit: 50,000
• Creation Fee: $500.00