iShares Silver Trust (SLV) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

iShares Silver Trust's (SLV) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $52.7 million in Q1 2026, up 200.97% year-on-year from $17.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 51.46% quarter-over-quarter from $34.8 million in Q4 2025.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

iShares Silver Trust's Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $52.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 200.97% year-over-year to $52.7 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $130.8 million, a 91.57% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $95.5 million, up 51.01% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses rose to $52.7 million in Q1 2026 per SLV's latest filing, from $34.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $52.7 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $11.9 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $15.9 million (2022), against an average of $18.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses tumbled 30.13% in 2022 and surged 200.97% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $12.7 million in 2022, then increased by 2.0% to $12.9 million in 2023, then jumped by 43.47% to $18.6 million in 2024, then jumped by 87.64% to $34.8 million in 2025, then jumped by 51.46% to $52.7 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest SLV Operating Expenses figures stand at $52.7 million (Q1 2026), $34.8 million (Q4 2025), and $24.0 million (Q3 2025).

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 52.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 34.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 24.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 19.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 17.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 18.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 16.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 15.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 12.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 12.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 13.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 14.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 13.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 12.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 11.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 15.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 15.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 16.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 16.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 18.94 Mn