All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

SLV: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

SLV total return snapshot: SLV returned +7.31% over the past year and −22.04% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 28, 2006, SLV is up +263.60% in nominal total return, or +6.51%/yr, and is currently −52.44% below its total-return high on Jan. 28, 2026.

Data ending Wed Oct. 14, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2006-04-28💬 to Wed 2026-10-14 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
SLV
×
+263.60%
+6.51%/yr
+3.35%/yr
R2=0.240
iShares Silver Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2006-04-28💬 to Wed 2026-10-14 Start
Value
End
Value
SLV
×
$10,000.00
2006-04-28
$36,359.69
2026-10-14

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-14

  YTD YoY
SLV
×
−22.04% +7.31%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
SLV
×
−52.44%
on 2026-10-14
from 2026-01-28 peak
−76.28%
on 2020-03-18
from 2011-04-28 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-10-14 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
SLV
×
+7.31% +75.96%
+32.65%/yr
+141.67%
+34.20%/yr
+130.37%
+18.16%/yr
+203.26%
+11.73%/yr

Annual Returns

Year SLV
2026 (YTD) −22.04%
2025 +144.66%
2024 +20.89%
2023 −1.09%
2022 +2.37%
2021 −12.45%
2020 +47.30%
2019 +14.88%
2018 −9.19%
2017 +5.82%
2016 +14.56%
2015 −12.42%
2014 −19.51%
2013 −36.30%
2012 +9.02%
2011 −10.74%
2010 +82.48%
2009 +47.67%
2008 −23.79%
2007 +14.25%
2006 −6.86%