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Global X Silver Miners ETF Overview

Global X Silver Miners ETF (SIL) is a passively managed Sector Equity Equity Precious Metals exchange-traded fund (ETF). Global X Funds launched the ETF in 2010.

The investment seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Global Silver Miners Total Return Index. The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the underlying index and in American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") based on the securities in the underlying index. The underlying index is designed to measure broad-based equity market performance of global companies involved in the silver mining industry. The fund is non-diversified.

About Global X Silver Miners ETF (SIL)

There are 2 members of the management team with an average tenure of 7.84 years: Nam To (2018) and Wayne Xie (2019). Management tenure is more important for actively managed ETFs than passive index ETFs.

The ETF has 2 primary benchmarks: MSCI ACWI NR USD index with a weighting of 100% and Solactive Global Silver Miners TR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Global X Silver Miners ETF has 43 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 76.3% of the ETF’s assets. The ETF meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a nondiversified fund. The ETF is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Global X Silver Miners ETF is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the Sector Equity ETF group. Global X Silver Miners ETF has 78.4% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 21.5% There is 78.4% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Global X Silver Miners ETF has 0.1% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $4 billion in total assets, which is above the $2 billion average for the Equity Precious Metals category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

SIL Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Global X Silver Miners ETF expense ratio is above average compared to funds in the Equity Precious Metals category. Global X Silver Miners ETF has an expense ratio of 0.65%, which is 4% higher than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a C. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Global X Silver Miners ETF has a portfolio turnover rate of 27%, which indicates that it holds its assets around / 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 55% for the Equity Precious Metals category.

Recently, in the month of June 2026, Global X Silver Miners ETF returned -17.3%, which earned it a grade of F, as the Equity Precious Metals category had an average return of -16.0%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all ETFs in that category.

Global X Silver Miners ETF has a trailing yield of 1.31%, which is below the 2.60% category average. The fund normally distributes its income semi-annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Global X Silver Miners ETF Grades

Year to date, the ETF has returned -7.6%, 3.3 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of A. The fund has returned 63.0% over the past year (grade of B), 46.0% over the past three years (grade of B) and 14.0% per year over the past five years (grade of F) and 7.6% per year over the past 10 years (grade of F).

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