iShares Silver Trust SLV
NYSE SLV
$47.20 -1.78 (-3.63%)
At close: Oct 29, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2019)

Updated

iShares Silver Trust's Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 387.5 million for Q4 2019, up 14.7% from 337.85 million a year earlier but down 4.5% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

Going back to Q4 2009, iShares Silver Trust's Shares Outstanding (Entity) data covers 40 quarters.

  • Shares Outstanding (Entity) carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.4% (FY2014 to FY2019).
  • Going back by year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 337.85 million in FY2018 (-0.6%), 339.75 million in FY2017 (-5.6%), 359.9 million in FY2016 (+7.9%) and 333.55 million in FY2015 (-3.0%).
  • The five-year range for quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) is 329.8 million (Q1 2019) to 405.65 million (Q3 2019).
  • Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 4.1% over the last eight quarters.
  • The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Outstanding (Entity) over five years came in Q4 2019 (growth of 14.7%), and the weakest in Q3 2017 (a decline of 9.4%).
  • Business Quant data shows SLV's Shares Outstanding (Entity) at 405.65 million (Q3 2019), 383.5 million (Q2 2019) and 329.8 million (Q1 2019) in the three quarters before Q4 2019.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 182.29 Bn 182.29 Bn - -
2 Spdr Gold Trust 129.74 Bn -428.27 Bn - 352.00 Mn
3 Blackstone 90.76 Bn 85.68 Bn - 752.60 Mn
4 Brookfield 88.75 Bn -94.33 Bn - -
5 Kkr 86.02 Bn 52.51 Bn - 897.78 Mn
6 Brookfield Asset Management 77.61 Bn 73.86 Bn - 1.60 Bn
7 Apollo Global Management 68.28 Bn 5.96 Bn 10.56 Bn 575.97 Mn
8 Wheaton Precious Metals 55.96 Bn 51.38 Bn 687.86 Mn -
9 Ares Management 45.93 Bn 44.60 Bn - 360.20 Mn
10 iShares Silver Trust 18.32 Bn 18.32 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2019 387.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 405.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 383.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 329.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 337.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 354.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 342.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 338.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 339.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 345.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 358.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 348.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 359.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 381.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 350.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 349.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 333.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 333.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 340.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 336.50 Mn
API Access

iShares Silver Trust Shares Outstanding (Entity) API

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