iShares Silver Trust Outperforms VanEck Gold Miners ETF
Key takeaways
- Will Healy, The Motley Fool Sun, May 10, 2026 at 10:09 PM GMT+7 4 min read GDX GC=F ^GSPC SI=F https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239855/ishares-silver-trust-fund.
- Precious metals often move in tandem, but the vehicles used to access them offer distinct risk profiles.
- Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from five-year monthly returns.
Will Healy, The Motley Fool Sun, May 10, 2026 at 10:09 PM GMT+7 4 min read GDX GC=F ^GSPC SI=F https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239855/ishares-silver-trust-fund. The primary distinction between i Shares Silver Trust (NYSEMKT:SLV) and Van Eck Gold Miners ETF (NYSEMKT:GDX) is that the i Shares trust tracks physical silver prices while the Van Eck fund holds a diversified portfolio of gold-mining companies.
Precious metals often move in tandem, but the vehicles used to access them offer distinct risk profiles. While SLV provides direct exposure to the fluctuations of silver bullion, GDX focuses on the equity side of the gold industry, where operational leverage and business execution play major roles in performance.
Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from five-year monthly returns. The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. Dividend yield is the trailing-12-month distribution yield.