Performance analysis of SLV (iShares Silver Trust)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, SLV has had an average annual return of +31.30%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.31% annual.
Over the past 5 years, SLV has had an average annual return of +16.84%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.78% annual.
Over the past 10 years, SLV has had an average annual return of +10.44%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.91% annual.
Since Apr 28, 2006, SLV has had an average annual return of +6.66%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +10.95% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -20.86% | +144.67% | +20.89% | -1.09% | +2.38% | -12.46% | +47.31% | +14.87% | -9.19% | +5.82% | +14.55% | -12.42% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||
| -19.50% | -36.30% | +9.02% | -10.74% | +82.49% | +47.66% | -23.79% | +14.25% | -6.86% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +17.11% | +12.66% | -19.83% | -2.17% | +2.51% | -21.75% | -4.66% | -20.86% | |||||
| 2025 | +8.28% | -0.70% | +9.46% | -4.48% | +1.35% | +9.37% | +1.55% | +8.61% | +17.08% | +3.87% | +16.36% | +25.80% | +144.67% |
| 2024 | -4.00% | -0.86% | +9.74% | +5.71% | +15.43% | -4.28% | -0.68% | -0.15% | +7.82% | +4.93% | -6.34% | -5.69% | +20.89% |
| 2023 | -0.87% | -11.96% | +15.09% | +3.98% | -6.04% | -3.33% | +8.61% | -1.32% | -9.16% | +3.15% | +10.24% | -5.83% | -1.09% |
| 2022 | -3.30% | +8.75% | +1.15% | -8.04% | -5.70% | -6.04% | +0.32% | -11.34% | +5.55% | +0.69% | +15.94% | +7.79% | +2.38% |
| 2021 | +1.71% | -1.32% | -7.95% | +5.77% | +7.88% | -6.49% | -2.44% | -6.30% | -7.32% | +7.65% | -4.66% | +2.13% | -12.46% |
| 2020 | +0.84% | -7.67% | -15.97% | +7.13% | +19.17% | +2.10% | +33.16% | +15.81% | -17.50% | +1.61% | -4.28% | +16.73% | +47.31% |
| 2019 | +3.64% | -2.79% | -3.08% | -1.12% | -2.64% | +4.98% | +6.14% | +12.76% | -7.18% | +6.28% | -5.91% | +4.77% | +14.87% |
| 2018 | +2.25% | -5.45% | -0.32% | -0.20% | +0.52% | -2.00% | -3.56% | -6.57% | +0.59% | -2.33% | -0.67% | +9.01% | -9.19% |
| 2017 | +10.05% | +4.45% | -0.69% | -5.51% | +0.55% | -4.15% | +1.21% | +4.72% | -5.47% | +0.32% | -1.78% | +3.10% | +5.82% |
Drawdown analysis of SLV (iShares Silver Trust)
The maximum drawdown for the SLV was -76.28%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 1402 trading sessions.
The current SLV drawdown is -51.72%.
Since Apr 28, 2006 SLV has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 3 times
- 40% or more: 3 times
- 30% or more: 4 times
- 20% or more: 4 times
- 10% or more: 7 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -76.28% | Apr 28, 2011 | 2236 | Mar 18, 2020 | 1402 | Oct 15, 2025 | 3638 |
| -57.09% | Mar 5, 2008 | 164 | Oct 27, 2008 | 479 | Sep 22, 2010 | 643 |
| -52.28% | Jan 28, 2026 | 116 | Jul 16, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -35.23% | May 11, 2006 | 22 | Jun 13, 2006 | 353 | Nov 6, 2007 | 375 |
| -13.77% | Oct 16, 2025 | 7 | Oct 27, 2025 | 23 | Nov 28, 2025 | 30 |
| -13.09% | Dec 31, 2010 | 16 | Jan 25, 2011 | 17 | Feb 17, 2011 | 33 |
| -10.82% | Nov 6, 2007 | 28 | Dec 17, 2007 | 14 | Jan 8, 2008 | 42 |
| -9.42% | Dec 26, 2025 | 3 | Dec 31, 2025 | 3 | Jan 6, 2026 | 6 |
| -8.18% | Nov 8, 2010 | 5 | Nov 15, 2010 | 5 | Nov 22, 2010 | 10 |
| -6.13% | Dec 6, 2010 | 2 | Dec 8, 2010 | 13 | Dec 28, 2010 | 15 |
| -5.98% | Oct 14, 2010 | 5 | Oct 21, 2010 | 6 | Oct 29, 2010 | 11 |
| -5.43% | Jan 6, 2026 | 2 | Jan 8, 2026 | 2 | Jan 12, 2026 | 4 |
| -5.39% | Mar 9, 2011 | 5 | Mar 16, 2011 | 3 | Mar 21, 2011 | 8 |
| -4.63% | Feb 23, 2011 | 1 | Feb 24, 2011 | 2 | Feb 28, 2011 | 3 |
| -4.19% | Jan 14, 2026 | 2 | Jan 16, 2026 | 1 | Jan 20, 2026 | 3 |
| -3.93% | Apr 25, 2011 | 1 | Apr 26, 2011 | 1 | Apr 27, 2011 | 2 |
| -3.87% | Jan 31, 2008 | 3 | Feb 5, 2008 | 3 | Feb 8, 2008 | 6 |
| -3.84% | Jan 14, 2008 | 2 | Jan 16, 2008 | 5 | Jan 24, 2008 | 7 |
| -3.83% | Nov 22, 2010 | 3 | Nov 26, 2010 | 2 | Nov 30, 2010 | 5 |
| -3.06% | May 2, 2006 | 1 | May 3, 2006 | 4 | May 9, 2006 | 5 |
| -2.95% | Oct 6, 2010 | 1 | Oct 7, 2010 | 1 | Oct 8, 2010 | 2 |
| -2.69% | Mar 3, 2008 | 1 | Mar 4, 2008 | 1 | Mar 5, 2008 | 2 |
| -2.64% | Dec 11, 2025 | 1 | Dec 12, 2025 | 1 | Dec 15, 2025 | 2 |
| -2.58% | Feb 11, 2008 | 4 | Feb 15, 2008 | 2 | Feb 20, 2008 | 6 |
| -2.58% | Dec 2, 2025 | 2 | Dec 4, 2025 | 3 | Dec 9, 2025 | 5 |