All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
SLV real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, SLV returned +19.83% over the past year and −19.45% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 28, 2006, SLV is up +133.47% in real purchasing-power return, or +4.23%/yr, and is currently −50.70% below its real total-return high on Jan. 28, 2026.
Data ending Wed Oct. 7, 2026
| Fri 2006-04-28💬 to Wed 2026-10-07 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLV × |
+133.47%
+4.23%/yr |
+0.96%/yr
R2=0.028 |
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| iShares Silver Trust Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Fri 2006-04-28💬 to Wed 2026-10-07 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| SLV × |
$10,000.00
2006-04-28 |
$23,346.84
2026-10-07 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| SLV × | −19.45% | +19.83% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| SLV × |
−50.70%
on 2026-10-07 from 2026-01-28 peak |
−79.36%
on 2020-03-18 from 2011-04-28 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-10-07 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLV × | +19.83% |
+74.56% +32.12%/yr |
+149.78% +35.68%/yr |
+110.55% +16.06%/yr |
+132.95% +8.82%/yr |
| Year | SLV |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −19.45% |
| 2025 | +138.29% |
| 2024 | +17.50% |
| 2023 | −4.29% |
| 2022 | −3.85% |
| 2021 | −18.21% |
| 2020 | +45.32% |
| 2019 | +12.31% |
| 2018 | −10.89% |
| 2017 | +3.63% |
| 2016 | +12.23% |
| 2015 | −13.05% |
| 2014 | −20.11% |
| 2013 | −37.24% |
| 2012 | +7.16% |
| 2011 | −13.31% |
| 2010 | +79.79% |
| 2009 | +43.76% |
| 2008 | −23.86% |
| 2007 | +9.76% |
| 2006 | −7.05% |
