iShares Silver Trust

(AMEX: SLV)
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21.62Down-0.66-2.96%Today's Close  |  21.63 +0.01 +0.05% After hours
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QUICK STATS
Latest price 21.62 Change -0.66
Net assets 8.2 Bil % Change -2.96%
YTD -27.82 %
Category Specialty - Precious Metals
Fund family name iShares
Index tracked Morningstar Long-Only Commodity TR
Inception date 04/21/2006
Turnover ratio NA
Detailed quote Last price update 05/21/2013 04:00 PM ET

OVERVIEW
The investment seeks to reflect the price of silver owned by the trust less the trust's expenses and liabilities. The fund is intended to constitute a simple and cost-effective means of making an investment similar to an investment in silver. Although the fund is not the exact equivalent of an investment in silver, they provide investors with an alternative that allows a level of participation in the silver market through the securities market.
ANNUAL RETURNS
2010 2011 2012
MKT 82.14 -10.74 9.02
NAV 79.44 -8.45 5.75
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MODERN PORTFOLIO THEORY STATISTICS
MEASUREMENT STANDARD INDEX
Morningstar Long-Only Commodity TR
R-Squared (1-year) 45
Beta (1-year) 1.64
Alpha (1-year) 6.2
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ASSET ALLOCATION
Prospectus Objectives Specialty - Precious Metals
FEES AND EXPENSES
Expense Ratio 0.50%
Gross Expense Ratio 0.50%
Net Expense Ratio 0.50%
Management Fee 0.50%
VOLATILITY MEASURES
1-year standard deviation 43.76
Mean 1.5
3-year Sharpe ratio 0.41
3-year Treynor ratio 5.38