Silver (SI-F)
Commodities · Precious metal · data since 2000-08-30 · last close 2026-09-09
Silver (SI-F) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11.6 | 18.4 | -19.4 | -1.6 | 2.8 | -21.3 | -3.2 | 15.0 | 2.5 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 11.0 | -2.8 | 10.4 | -5.6 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 1.9 | 10.0 | 15.1 | 3.8 | 17.6 | 24.3 |
| 2024 | -3.4 | -1.7 | 9.4 | 6.4 | 14.8 | -3.5 | -1.6 | -0.2 | 8.5 | 4.8 | -6.0 | -5.7 |
| 2023 | -0.5 | -11.7 | 14.9 | 3.8 | -6.1 | -2.8 | 9.0 | -1.5 | -9.1 | 2.7 | 10.7 | -5.7 |
| 2022 | -4.0 | 8.8 | 3.1 | -8.3 | -6.0 | -6.3 | -0.6 | -11.9 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 12.7 | 10.7 |
| 2021 | 2.2 | -1.9 | -7.1 | 5.5 | 8.3 | -6.5 | -2.4 | -6.1 | -8.1 | 8.7 | -4.9 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 0.8 | -8.8 | -14.0 | 5.7 | 23.8 | 0.6 | 30.5 | 17.6 | -17.6 | 0.8 | -4.6 | 16.9 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | -3.0 | -3.1 | -1.1 | -2.5 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 11.3 | -7.1 | 6.6 | -5.8 | 5.1 |
| 2018 | 0.8 | -5.1 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -1.8 | -3.8 | -6.8 | 1.3 | -2.7 | -0.9 | 9.5 |
| 2017 | 9.9 | 5.2 | -1.0 | -5.7 | 1.0 | -4.6 | 1.1 | 4.4 | -5.0 | 0.2 | -1.6 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 15.1 | -10.2 | 16.3 | 9.3 | -8.3 | 2.8 | -7.2 | -7.6 | -2.9 |
| 2015 | 10.4 | -4.0 | 0.4 | -2.8 | 3.5 | -6.8 | -5.2 | -1.1 | -0.4 | 7.3 | -9.7 | -2.0 |
| 2014 | -1.2 | 11.0 | -6.9 | -3.1 | -2.4 | 12.6 | -3.0 | -4.8 | -12.3 | -5.5 | -3.7 | 0.5 |
| 2013 | 3.9 | -9.4 | -0.4 | -14.7 | -7.9 | -12.5 | 0.8 | 19.6 | -7.7 | 0.8 | -8.5 | -3.2 |
| 2012 | 19.2 | 4.1 | -6.1 | -4.7 | -10.4 | -0.6 | 1.1 | 12.5 | 10.0 | -6.5 | 2.8 | -9.1 |
| 2011 | -8.8 | 20.0 | 12.0 | 28.3 | -21.2 | -9.1 | 15.2 | 4.0 | -28.0 | 14.3 | -4.7 | -14.8 |
| 2010 | -3.8 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 6.3 | -1.1 | 1.4 | -3.7 | 7.8 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 14.8 | 9.7 |
| 2009 | 11.4 | 4.2 | -0.8 | -5.2 | 26.8 | -13.0 | 2.6 | 6.9 | 11.7 | -2.3 | 13.8 | -9.1 |
| 2008 | 14.5 | 16.9 | -12.8 | -4.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1.9 | -23.3 | -10.1 | -20.4 | 4.7 | 10.7 |
| 2007 | 5.4 | 4.3 | -5.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -7.9 | 4.8 | -6.8 | 14.3 | 4.2 | -2.9 | 6.0 |
| 2006 | 11.7 | -1.3 | 18.1 | 17.7 | -8.2 | -12.0 | 3.8 | 13.9 | -11.2 | 6.7 | 14.0 | -8.0 |
| 2005 | -1.0 | 9.2 | -2.3 | -4.0 | 7.8 | -5.6 | 3.0 | -6.3 | 10.0 | 1.2 | 9.7 | 6.5 |
| 2004 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 18.5 | -23.4 | 0.4 | -5.4 | 13.4 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 5.9 | -11.9 |
| 2003 | 1.1 | -5.5 | -2.7 | 4.0 | -2.4 | 0.7 | 12.3 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -1.5 | 5.8 | 11.2 |
| 2002 | -7.9 | 6.7 | 3.2 | -2.4 | 10.9 | -3.8 | -4.9 | -3.4 | 2.1 | -0.7 | -1.9 | 8.8 |
| 2001 | 4.5 | -6.7 | -4.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | -2.4 | -1.9 | -1.1 | 11.7 | -9.3 | -2.0 | 10.9 |
| 2000 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1.5 | -2.1 | -3.0 | -1.7 | -1.9 |
| Avg | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | -3.0 | 3.4 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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SI-F seasonality — average by calendar month
Silver has monthly history back to 2000. Its strongest month by median is January — positive in 18 of 26 years, median +3.6%, and higher in 6 of the last 9. June is the soft spot, down in 18 of 26 with a median of -3.7%. Across its full record it has closed 52% of months higher, swings ±9% in an average month and has fallen 75.8% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +3.8% | +2.3% | +0.5% | +0.3% | +1.0% | -3.0% | +3.4% | +1.7% | -0.4% | +0.8% | +1.8% | +2.4% |
| Win rate | 69%/26 | 54%/26 | 42%/26 | 46%/26 | 54%/26 | 31%/26 | 62%/26 | 48%/27 | 54%/26 | 62%/26 | 42%/26 | 58%/26 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
SI-F risk & extremes
SI-F drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Silver's best month?+
Silver's strongest completed month on record is July 2020, at +30.46%.
What was Silver's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is September 2011, at -27.96%.
Is Silver up this year?+
Silver is down 3.19% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Silver's 1-year return?+
+66.09% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Silver's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 75.8%, measured on month-end closes since 2000.
Which calendar month is historically best for Silver?+
January has the highest average return across every completed January since 2000. An average is not a forecast.
About Silver
Silver is a precious metal business. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2000, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2000) would be about $1,324 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was July 2020 at +30.46%; its worst, September 2011 at -27.96%.
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