$1,000 in iShares Silver Trust in 2026 → $932 today
If you'd invested $1,000 in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) on January 1, 2026 — at the December 2025 month-end close of $64.42 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $932. That's a -6.8% total return — trailing the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $1,126.
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FAQ
How much is $1,000 invested in SLV in 2026 worth today?
$1,000 invested in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) at the month-end close of 2025-12- would be worth $932 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of -6.8% with dividends reinvested.
Did $1,000 in SLV in 2026 beat the market?
Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $1,126 — so iShares Silver Trust (SLV) trailed the index by +17.3%.
What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?
The scenario invests at the December 2025 month-end close (the price entering 2026) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the SLV calculator page.
Is the 2026–2026 return in SLV typical?
No single year is typical. SLV's best calendar-year return since 2006 was about +144.7%, and its worst was -36.3%.
Methodology
iShares Silver Trust (SLV) total-return data from January 2026 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).
The entry price is the 2025 December month-end close and the exit is the latest available month-end close, both from adjusted (split and dividend) Yahoo Finance historical data.
Month-end resolution, no taxes or fees, and history never guarantees the future. For exact-date precision (including buying at a panic low), use the SLV calculator page.
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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.