silver ETFs

Though it is still in the doldrums relative to other currency exchange-traded funds, the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (NYSE: UUP) has perked up in recent sessions. The dollar's awakening, albeit modest, is pressuring commodities and the related ETFs, including silver funds. The...

This is how strong silver and the related exchange-traded funds have been in 2016: The iShares Silver Trust (ETF) (NYSE: SLV) labors 23.2 percent below its 52-week high set in August, putting the largest silver ETF in a bear market, but SLV is still higher by 14.7 percent year-to-date. Although...

As is the case with other precious metals exchange-traded funds, the year-to-date performance by the iShares Silver Trust (ETF) (NYSE: SLV) looks pretty good. SLV, the largest silver ETF by assets, is up 13.5 percent year-to-date, but looks can be deceiving. The rising dollar, the Federal Reserve...

Precious metals and the relevant exchange-traded funds, such as the SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSE: GLD) and the iShares Silver Trust (ETF) (NYSE: SLV), were spared the drama and subsequent negative outcome of higher interest rates when the Federal Reserve stood pat again following its meeting last...

With the Summer Olympics right around the corner, the public will be reminded of another slight to silver: It is the medal awarded to second-place finishers in various events. In the investment world this year, silver is far from a runner-up. Talk About Some Awesome Returns The iShares Silver Trust...

It is not a secret that gold and silver miners exchange-traded funds are topping their physically-backed counterparts in significant fashion this year. For example, the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX), the largest gold miners ETF, is up about 65 percent year-to-date, or more than triple...

Silver prices touched five-month highs Tuesday, and that's good news for silver-backed exchange-traded funds. For example, the iShares Silver Trust (ETF) (NYSE: SLV) is up nearly 17 percent year-to-date. As is the case with gold, silver mining stocks and the related ETFs have a tendency to...