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 +41.44% over the past year and −23.64% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 28, 2006, SLV is up +121.35% in real purchasing-power return, or +4.01%/yr, and is currently −53.26% below its real total-return high on Jan. 28, 2026.
Data ending Fri Jul. 17, 2026
| Fri 2006-04-28💬 to Fri 2026-07-17 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLV × |
+121.35%
+4.01%/yr |
+0.73%/yr
R2=0.017 |
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| Fri 2006-04-28💬 to Fri 2026-07-17 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| SLV × |
$10,000.00
2006-04-28 |
$22,134.59
2026-07-17 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| SLV × | −23.64% | +41.44% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| SLV × |
−53.26%
on 2026-07-17 from 2026-01-28 peak |
−79.36%
on 2020-03-18 from 2011-04-28 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-07-17 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLV × | +41.44% |
+72.48% +31.33%/yr |
+103.45% +26.71%/yr |
+73.95% +11.71%/yr |
+91.62% +6.72%/yr |
| Year | SLV |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −23.64% |
| 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% |
