Top Silver ETFs to Watch in 2025: Best Picks for Strong Returns and Low Costs
Silver hits record $83 per ounce before sharp pullback ( TradingView ) with Shanghai silver prices hit new all-time high of $88 ( X.com ). The metal surged over 6% intraday amid physical supply shortages in China, Dubai, and Australia, pushing its total market value to about $4.3 trillion and past Apple and Microsoft. Prices then plunged nearly 10% to $75 before recovering to around $77 by early December 29, after shattering the prior high of $54 from October. This capped a remarkable 2025 with 170% year-to-date gains, fueled by booming industrial demand from solar, EVs, and AI, alongside investment as an inflation hedge—though experts like Robert Kiyosaki warn of a potential FOMO bubble. These levels reflect ongoing drivers: geopolitical tensions, central bank purchases, ETF inflows, monetary easing expectations, and—for silver—acute supply deficits coupled with surging industrial demand from solar panels, EVs, and electronics. Investment buying through ETFs, safe-haven flows from geo...