Performance analysis of PSLV (Sprott Physical Silver Trust)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, PSLV has had an average annual return of +29.13%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.31% annual.
Over the past 5 years, PSLV has had an average annual return of +15.46%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.78% annual.
Over the past 10 years, PSLV has had an average annual return of +9.09%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.91% annual.
Since Oct 29, 2010, PSLV has had an average annual return of +3.81%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.38% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -23.51% | +145.07% | +19.43% | -1.94% | +2.74% | -14.14% | +42.82% | +16.99% | -11.83% | +4.28% | +15.37% | -14.30% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
| -18.71% | -37.17% | -10.35% | -4.55% | +40.14% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +11.67% | +16.96% | -21.04% | -2.21% | +0.96% | -21.64% | -4.13% | -23.51% | |||||
| 2025 | +8.91% | -0% | +10.37% | -5.61% | +1.65% | +9.97% | +1.48% | +8.53% | +16.47% | +2.62% | +15.77% | +26.81% | +145.07% |
| 2024 | -4.96% | -1.56% | +9.65% | +7.24% | +14.84% | -2.74% | -0.19% | -0.91% | +6.41% | +6.03% | -6.86% | -6.49% | +19.43% |
| 2023 | -2.06% | -11.16% | +16.33% | +2.64% | -4.90% | -4.30% | +8.47% | -1.06% | -9.33% | +2.50% | +9.91% | -5.38% | -1.94% |
| 2022 | -2.99% | +8.99% | +3.42% | -9.47% | -7.04% | -6.50% | +0.57% | -9.22% | +5.08% | +1.05% | +12.56% | +9.43% | +2.74% |
| 2021 | +2.57% | +2.40% | -10.50% | +6.84% | +6.82% | -7.38% | -4.09% | -5.62% | -8.58% | +8.86% | -4.79% | +0.76% | -14.14% |
| 2020 | +1.23% | -9.52% | -12.69% | +6.70% | +16.48% | +1.70% | +30.56% | +15.98% | -17.38% | +1.09% | -5.98% | +18.83% | +42.82% |
| 2019 | +4.11% | -2.59% | -2.28% | -2.88% | -2.61% | +8.97% | +6.49% | +11.84% | -8.24% | +6.42% | -6.03% | +4.81% | +16.99% |
| 2018 | +0.95% | -5.00% | -0.66% | +0.33% | -0.17% | -2.97% | -3.25% | -7.57% | +1.15% | -4.14% | +0.79% | +8.96% | -11.83% |
| 2017 | +10.19% | +3.73% | -0.71% | -5.66% | +0.77% | -3.81% | +1.11% | +4.23% | -5.57% | -0.16% | -1.28% | +2.43% | +4.28% |
Drawdown analysis of PSLV (Sprott Physical Silver Trust)
The maximum drawdown for the PSLV was -79.38%, occurring on Mar 19, 2020. Recovery took 1448 trading sessions.
The current PSLV drawdown is -50.25%.
Since Oct 29, 2010 PSLV has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 2 times
- 40% or more: 2 times
- 30% or more: 2 times
- 20% or more: 2 times
- 10% or more: 3 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -79.38% | Apr 21, 2011 | 2241 | Mar 19, 2020 | 1448 | Dec 22, 2025 | 3689 |
| -50.82% | Jan 28, 2026 | 116 | Jul 16, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -16.85% | Dec 31, 2010 | 16 | Jan 25, 2011 | 18 | Feb 18, 2011 | 34 |
| -9.91% | Mar 7, 2011 | 7 | Mar 16, 2011 | 3 | Mar 21, 2011 | 10 |
| -9.18% | Dec 26, 2025 | 3 | Dec 31, 2025 | 3 | Jan 6, 2026 | 6 |
| -6.92% | Nov 11, 2010 | 3 | Nov 16, 2010 | 4 | Nov 22, 2010 | 7 |
| -5.30% | Apr 8, 2011 | 2 | Apr 12, 2011 | 2 | Apr 14, 2011 | 4 |
| -5.18% | Jan 6, 2026 | 2 | Jan 8, 2026 | 2 | Jan 12, 2026 | 4 |
| -4.82% | Dec 6, 2010 | 2 | Dec 8, 2010 | 3 | Dec 13, 2010 | 5 |
| -4.36% | Jan 14, 2026 | 2 | Jan 16, 2026 | 1 | Jan 20, 2026 | 3 |
| -3.60% | Mar 23, 2011 | 4 | Mar 29, 2011 | 4 | Apr 4, 2011 | 8 |
| -3.14% | Dec 14, 2010 | 7 | Dec 23, 2010 | 2 | Dec 28, 2010 | 9 |
| -2.99% | Feb 23, 2011 | 1 | Feb 24, 2011 | 1 | Feb 25, 2011 | 2 |
| -2.70% | Nov 8, 2010 | 1 | Nov 9, 2010 | 2 | Nov 11, 2010 | 3 |
| -2.41% | Mar 2, 2011 | 1 | Mar 3, 2011 | 1 | Mar 4, 2011 | 2 |
| -1.94% | Jan 20, 2026 | 1 | Jan 21, 2026 | 1 | Jan 22, 2026 | 2 |
| -1.81% | Jan 26, 2026 | 1 | Jan 27, 2026 | 1 | Jan 28, 2026 | 2 |
| -1.79% | Nov 24, 2010 | 1 | Nov 26, 2010 | 2 | Nov 30, 2010 | 3 |
| -0.56% | Apr 4, 2011 | 1 | Apr 5, 2011 | 1 | Apr 6, 2011 | 2 |