Heightened geopolitical and economic uncertainties, along with positive price expectations, spurred silver investment in the first half of 2025. This action primarily drove the precious metal’s price in June to its highest level in 13 years, Silver Institute said in an official release.
The average annual silver price rose 25% through the first six months of 2025, only marginally lower than the average gold price, which increased by 26% during the same period. The elevated gold:silver ratio in April and May also made silver appear undervalued from a long-term perspective. Meanwhile, improving sentiment in the industrial metals sector, following the start of trade talks between China and the US, provided additional price support.
Looking at the Silver-Backed Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs), with net inflows of 95 million ounces (Moz) in the first half of 2025, silver ETP investment has already surpassed the total for all of last year. This surge reflects increasingly bullish price expectations.
By June 30, global silver ETP holdings reached 1.13 billion ounces (Boz), just 7% below their highest level since the peak of 1.21 Boz in February 2021. Thanks to firmer silver prices, the value of these holdings hit a series of all-time highs in June, exceeding US$40 billion for the first time. Growth was relatively consistent over the first five months of 2025, before buying surged in June, which alone accounted for nearly half of the gains. As such, this marked the most significant monthly increase since the Reddit-driven silver squeeze in early 2021.
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