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Here is the good news: While SLV often struggles in the month of April, it is often one of the best-performing commodities ETFs for the duration of the second quarter. Over the past 10 years, SLV has generated positive second-quarter returns 90% of the time, according to Schaeffer’s.
Investors can tap silver equities with the Global X Silvers Miners ETF (NYSEArca: SIL) and related ETFs. SIL, the largest silver miner-related ETF, tries to mirror the Solactive Global Silver Miners Total Return Index, which is also comprised of global silver miners.
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