iShares Silver Trust (SLV)
During the Trading Day
| 21.61 |  -0.27 / -1.23% |
Data as of 4:00pm ET | Day’s Change |
During After-Hours Switch to standard view »
| 21.60 | -0.01 / -0.05% |
Volume: 33.2K |
Investment Objective
The investment seeks to reflect the price of silver owned by the trust less the trust's expenses and liabilities. The fund is intended to constitute a simple and cost-effective means of making an investment similar to an investment in silver. Although the fund is not the exact equivalent of an investment in silver, they provide investors with an alternative that allows a level of participation in the silver market through the securities market.
Latest SLV News
| Time to Buy the Covered Call Silver and Gold ETFs? - ETF News And Commentary 9:36am / Zacks.com | CFTC COT Data In Major Buy Territory For Silver May 16 / StockTwits |
| How to Short Silver with ETFs - ETF News And Commentary May 21 / Zacks.com | The Latest Charts For Gold, Silver And Platinum — Look Out Below!!! May 15 / StockTwits |
| Two Mistakes I Made Last Year, (And How I Saved My Ass) May 21 / StockTwits | Top Callers Must Be Looking At The Silver To Gold Ratio May 09 / StockTwits |
Performance
| 1 month | -2.39% | 3 years | +7.69% | |
| 3 months | -22.05% | 5 years | +3.90% | |
| 1 year | -19.47% | Since inception | +8.48% |
Data through 05/24/2013
Quote Details
| Previous close | $21.88 |
| Open day’s range | 21.56 – 21.82 |
| Net asset value (NAV) | 21.69 (05/23/2013) |
| Daily volume | 6,958,345 |
| Average volume (3 months) | 12,492,575 |
Data as of 4:00pm ET, 05/24/2013
Peer Comparisonvs. Commodities precious metals ETFs
| SLV | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance 5-yr return | +3.90% | +10.06% |
| Expense Gross exp ratio | 0.50% | 0.59% |
| Risk 5 year sharpe ratio | 0.38 | 0.46 |
| Net assets | $8.2B | $3.3B |
| Average market cap | -- | $2.2B |
| Average P/E | -- | 14.2 |
| Dividend / Share | -- | 0.25% |
Competitors
Holdings
Top 5 SectorsPortfolio weighting
| Business service | -- |
| Consumer goods | -- |
| Consumer service | -- |
| Energy | -- |
| Financial service | -- |
Top 10 HoldingsPortfolio weighting
| Holdings not available. |