UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q


 

xQuarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934for the quarterly period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2006.

 

¨Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934for the transition period from _________________ to _________________..

Commission file number: 001-32863


iShares® Silver Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


 

New York 13-7474456

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

c/o Barclays Global Investors International Inc.

45 Fremont Street

San Francisco, California 94105

Attn: BGI’s Product Management Team

Intermediary Investor and Exchange-Traded Products Department

(Address of principal executive offices)

(415) 597-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one.)

Large accelerated filer  ¨

Accelerated filer  ¨Non-accelerated filer  x

Large accelerated filer  ¨            Accelerated filer  ¨            Non-accelerated filer  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes  ¨    No  x

 



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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

  Financial Statements  1
  Balance Sheets (Unaudited) at JuneSeptember 30, 2006 (Unaudited) and April 21, 2006 (Date of Inception)  1
  Income StatementStatements (Unaudited) for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and for the period from April 21, 2006 (Date of Inception) to JuneSeptember 30, 2006 (Unaudited)  2
  

Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) (Unaudited) for the period from April 21, 2006 (Date of Inception) to JuneSeptember 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

  3
  Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the period from April 21, 2006 (Date of Inception) to JuneSeptember 30, 2006 (Unaudited)  4
  Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)  5

Item 2.

  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations  89

Item 3.

  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk  1011

Item 4.

  Controls and Procedures  1011

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

  Legal Proceedings  1011

Item 1A.

  Risk Factors  1011

Item 2.

  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds  1011

Item 3.

  Defaults Upon Senior Securities  1012

Item 4.

  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders  1012

Item 5.

  Other Information  1012

Item 6.

  Exhibits  1112

SIGNATURES

  1213

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Part I – Financial Information

Item 1.Financial Statements

Item 1. Financial Statements

iShares Silver Trust

Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

at JuneSeptember 30, 2006 (Unaudited) and

April 21, 2006 (Date of Inception)

 

(Dollar amounts in 000’s)

  

June 30,

2006

 

April 21,

2006

  September 30,
2006
 April 21,
2006

ASSETS

      

Current Assets

      

Silver bullion inventory (cost $1,043,967 and fair value $18,278, respectively)

  $860,877  $18,278

Receivable for capital shares sold

   25,927   —  

Silver bullion inventory (Note 1A)

  $1,141,926  $18,278
            

Total Assets

  $886,804  $18,278  $1,141,926  $18,278
            

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

      

Current Liabilities

      

Sponsor’s fees payable

  $317  $—    $495  $—  
            

Total Liabilities

   317   —     495   —  

Commitments and Contingent liabilities (Note 1F)

   —     —     —     —  

Redeemable capital shares, no par value, unlimited amount authorized (at redemption value) – 8,300,000 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2006 and 150,000 issued and outstanding at April 21, 2006

   887,285   18,278

Redeemable capital shares, no par value, unlimited amount authorized (at redemption value) – 10,450,000 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2006 and 150,000 issued and outstanding at April 21, 2006

   1,204,443   18,278

Shareholder’s Equity (Deficit)

   (798)  —     (63,012)  —  
            

TOTAL LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE SHARES & SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

  $886,804  $18,278  $1,141,926  $18,278
            

See notes to the financial statements.

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iShares Silver Trust

Income Statement (Unaudited)

For the three months ended September 30, 2006 and the period from

April 21, 2006 (Date of Inception)

to JuneSeptember 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

(Dollar amounts in 000’s except for Income (Loss) per share)

      Three months
ended
September 30,
2006
 April 21, 2006
to
September 30,
2006
 

Revenues

     

Proceeds from sales of silver to pay expenses

  $342   $1,239  $1,581 

Cost of silver sold to pay expenses

   (381)   (1,086)  (1,467)
           

Loss on sales of silver to pay expenses

   (39)

Loss on silver distributed for the redemption of shares

   (8,377)

Gain on sales of silver to pay expenses

   153   114 

Gain (loss) on silver distributed for the redemption of shares

   2,907   (5,470)
           

Total loss on sales and distributions of silver

   (8,416)

Total gain (loss) on sales and distributions of silver

   3,060   (5,356)

Expenses

     

Sponsor’s fees

   (659)   (1,417)  (2,076)

Market value reserve

   (183,090)   —     (183,090)
           

Total expenses

   (183,749)   (1,417)  (185,166)
           

Net Loss

  $(192,165)

Net Income (Loss)

  $1,643  $(190,522)
           

Loss per share

  $(33.09)

Income (Loss) per share

  $0.17  $(23.90)

Weighted-average shares outstanding

   5,807,042    9,640,761   7,970,859 

See notes to the financial statements.

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iShares Silver Trust

Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) (Unaudited)

For the period from April 21, 2006 (Date of Inception)

to JuneSeptember 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

(Dollar amounts in 000’s)

      April 21, 2006
to
September 30,
2006
 

Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) - opening balance

  $—   

Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) - beginning balance

  $—   

Net Loss

   (192,165)   (190,522)

Adjustment of Redeemable shares to redemption value

   191,367    127,510 
        

Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) - ending balance

  $(798)  $(63,012)
        

See notes to the financial statements.

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iShares Silver Trust

Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

For the period from April 21, 2006 (Date of Inception)

to JuneSeptember 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

(Dollar amounts in 000’s)

      April 21, 2006
to
September 30,
2006
 

Proceeds from sales of silver

  $342   $1,581 

Expenses – Sponsor’s fee paid

   (342)   (1,581)
        

Net cash provided by operating activities

   —      —   
        

Increase (decrease) in cash

   —      —   

Cash, beginning of the period

   —      —   
        

Cash, end of the period

  $—     $—   
        

Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Net Loss

  $(192,165)  $(190,522)

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Proceeds from sales of silver to pay expenses

   342    1,581 

Loss on silver distributed for the redemption of shares

   8,377    5,470 

Loss on sales of silver to pay expenses

   39 

Gain on sales of silver to pay expenses

   (114)

Sponsor’s fees payable

   317    495 

Market value reserve

   183,090    183,090 
        

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $—     $—   
        

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash information

    

Carrying value of silver received for creation of shares

  $1,120,937   $1,430,215 

Carrying value of silver distributed for redemption of shares at average cost

  $(94,867)  $122,010 

See notes to the financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of JuneSeptember 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1.ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The iShares Silver Trust (the “Trust”) was organized on April 21, 2006 as a New York Trust. The trustee is The Bank of New York (the “Trustee”) and is responsible for the day to day administration of the Trust. The Trust’s sponsor is Barclays Global Investors International Inc. (the “Sponsor”), a Delaware corporation and a subsidiary of Barclays Bank PLC. The Trust is governed by the Depositary Trust Agreement executed at the time of organization of the Trust by the Trustee and the Sponsor (the “Trust Agreement”).

The objective of the Trust is for the value of the iShares to reflect, at any given time, the price of silver owned by the Trust at that time, less the Trust’s expenses and liabilities. The Trust is designed to provide a vehicle for investors to own interests in silver.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The accompanying unaudited financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q.10-Q and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In the opinion of management, all material adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair statement of the interim period financial statements have been made. Interim period results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full-year period. These financial statements and the notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Trust’s financial statements included in its Registration Statementthe registration statement on Form S-1 as filed with the SEC on April 24,September 27, 2006.

A.Silver

A.Silver

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., acting through its London Branch (the “Custodian”), is responsible for safekeeping the silver owned by the Trust.

For financial statement purposes, the silver held by the Trust is valued at the lower of cost or market, using the average cost method. Should the market value of the silver held be lower than its average cost during the interim periods of the same fiscal year, an adjustment of value below cost (“market value reserve”) is recorded by the Trust. Gain or loss on sales of silver is calculated on a trade date basis. Fair value of the silver is based on the price for an ounce of silver set each working day by three market making members of The London Bullion Market Association (the “London(“The London Fix”).

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The following table summarizes activity in silver during the three months ended September 30, 2006 (all balances in 000’s):

   Ounces  Cost  Market
Value
  Realized
Gain (Loss)

Beginning balance

  80,455.8  $860,877  $860,877  

Silver contributed

  26,464.4   309,278   309,278  

Silver distributed (Avg. cost)

  (2,495.9)  (27,143)  (30,050) $2,907

Silver sold (Avg. cost)

  (100.6)  (1,086)  (1,239)  153

Adjustment for realized gain

     3,060  

Adjustment for unrealized gain on Silver bullion

     63,012  
               

Ending balance

  104,323.7  $1,141,926  $1,204,938  $3,060
               

The following table summarizes activity in silver during the period from April 21, 2006 (Date of Inception) through JuneSeptember 30, 2006 (all balances in 000’s):

 

  Ounces Carrying
Value
 Market
Value
 Realized
Gain
(Loss)
   Ounces Cost Market
Value
 Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Beginning balance

  1,500.0  $18,278  $18,278    1,500.0  $18,278  $18,278  

Silver contributed

  85,980.6   1,120,937   1,120,937    112,445.0   1,430,215   1,430,215  

Silver distributed (Avg. cost)

  (6,996.7)  (94,867)  (86,490) $(8,377)  (9,492.6)  (122,010)  (116,540) $(5,470)

Silver sold (Avg. cost)

  (28.1)  (381)  (342)  (39)  (128.7)  (1,467)  (1,581)  114 

Adjustment for realized gain (loss)

     (8,416) 

Adjustment for realized loss

     (5,356) 

Adjustment for unrealized gainon Silver bullion

     63,012  

Market value reserve

     (183,090)     (183,090)  (183,090) 
                          

Ending balance

  80,455.8  $1,043,967  $860,877  $(8,416)  104,323.7  $1,141,926  $1,204,938  $(5,356)
                          

B.Redeemable Capital Shares

B.Redeemable Capital Shares

Shares of the Trust are classified as “redeemable” for balance sheet purposes, since they are subject to redemption. Trust shares are issued and redeemed continuously in aggregations of 50,000 shares in exchange for silver rather than cash. Individual investors cannot purchase or redeem shares in direct transactions with the Trust. The Trust only transacts with registered broker-dealers eligible to settle securities transactions through the book-entry facilities of the Depository Trust Company and which have entered into a contractual arrangement with the Trust and the Sponsor governing, among other matters, the creation and redemption processes (such broker-dealers are the “Authorized Participants”). Holders of shares of the Trust may redeem their shares at any time acting through an Authorized Participant and in the prescribed aggregations of 50,000 shares;provided,that redemptions of shares may be suspended during any period while regular trading on the AMEX is suspended or restricted, or in which an emergency exists as a result of which delivery, disposal or evaluation of silver is not reasonably practicable.

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The per-share amount of silver exchanged for a purchase or redemption is calculated daily by the Trustee, using the London Fix to calculate the silver amount in respect of any liabilities for which covering silver sales have not yet been made, and represents the per-share amount of silver held by the Trust, after giving effect to its liabilities, sales to cover expenses and liabilities and any losses that may have occurred.

When silver is exchanged in settlement of a redemption, it is considered a sale of silver for financial statement purposes.

Due to the expected continuing sales and redemption of capital stock and the three-day period for share settlement the Trust reflects capital shares sold as a receivable, rather than as contra equity. Shares redeemed are reflected as a liability on the trade date. Outstanding Trust shares are reflected at redemption value, which is the net asset value per share at the period ended date. Adjustments to redemption value are reflected in shareholders’ equity.retained earnings.

Net asset value is computed by deducting all accrued fees, expenses and other liabilities of the Trust, including the Trustee’s and Sponsor’s fees, from the fair value of the silver held by the Trust.

Activity in redeemable capital shares is as follows (all balances in 000’s):

 

   

April 21, 2006*

to

June 30, 2006

 
   Shares  Amount 

Beginning balance

  150  $18,278 

Shares Issued

  8,850   1,146,864 

Shares Redeemed

  (700)  (86,490)

Redemption value adjustment

    (191,367)
        

Ending balance

  8,300  $887,285 
        

   

Three months

ended

September 30, 2006

     

April 21, 2006*

to

September 30, 2006

 
   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount 

Beginning balance

           8,300     $887,285     150     $18,278 

Shares Issued

  2,400      283,351            11,250      1,430,215 

Shares Redeemed

  (250)     (30,050)    (950)     (116,540)

Redemption value adjustment

  —        63,857     —        (127,510)
                        

Ending balance

  10,450     $1,204,443     10,450     $1,204,443 
                        

*Date of Inception

C.Federal Income Taxes

C.Federal Income Taxes

The Trust is treated as a “grantor trust” for federal income tax purposes and, therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is required. Any interest and gains and losses are deemed “passed through” to the holders of shares of the Trust.

D.Expenses

D.Expenses

The Trust pays to the Sponsor a Sponsor’s fee that accrues daily at an annualized rate equal to 0.50% of the adjusted daily net asset value of the Trust, paid monthly in arrears. The Sponsor has agreed to assume the following administrative and marketing expenses incurred by the Trust: the Trustee’s monthly fee, the custodian’s fee, AMEX listing fees, SEC registration fees, printing and mailing costs, audit fees and expenses, and up to $100,000 per annum in legal fees and expenses. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006, the Sponsor has agreed to pay all legal fees and expenses over the $100,000 per annum limit. The Sponsor has also paid the costs of the Trust’s organization and the initial sales of the shares, including applicable SEC registration fees.

 

E.Related Parties

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E.Related Parties

The Sponsor and the Trustee are considered to be related parties to the Trust. The Trustee’s fee is paid by the Sponsor and is not a separate expense of the Trust.

F.Indemnifications

F.Indemnifications

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the Sponsor is indemnified against liabilities or expenses it incurs without negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on its part. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.

2. CONCENTRATION RISK

2.CONCENTRATION RISK

Substantially all of the Trust’s assets are holdings of silver, which creates a concentration risk associated with fluctuations in the price of silver. Accordingly, a decline in the price of silver will have an adverse effect on the value of the shares of the Trust. Factors that may have the effect of causing a decline in the price of silver include, a change in economic conditions (such as a recession), an increase in the hedging activities of silver producers, and changes in the attitude towards silver of speculators, investors and other market participants.

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Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes to the financial statements included in Item 1 of Part I of this Form 10-Q. The discussion and analysis that follows may contain statements that relate to future events or future performance. In some cases, such forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Neither the sponsor, nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of forward-looking statements. Neither the trust nor the sponsor is under a duty to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform such statements to actual results or to a change in the sponsor’s expectations or predictions.

Introduction

The Trust is a grantor trust formed under the laws of the State of New York. The Trust does not have any officers, directors, or employees, and is administered by The Bank of New York (the “Trustee”) acting as trustee pursuant to a Depositary Trust Agreement between the Trustee and Barclays Global Investors International Inc., the sponsor of the Trust (the “Sponsor”). The Trust issues shares representing fractional undivided beneficial interests in its net assets. The assets of the Trust consist primarily of silver held by a custodian as an agent of the Trust and responsible only to the Trustee.

The Trust is a passive investment vehicle, and the objective of the Trust is merely for the value of each share approximately to reflect, at any given time, the price of silver owned by the Trust less the Trust’s liabilities (anticipated to be principally for accrued operating expenses) divided by the number of outstanding shares. The Trust does not engage in any activities designed to obtain a profit from, or ameliorate losses caused by, changes in the price of silver.

The Trust issues and redeems shares only in exchange for silver, only in aggregations of 50,000 shares or integral multiples thereof, and only in transactions with registered broker-dealers that have previously entered into an agreement with the Trust governing the terms and conditions of such issuance (such dealers, the “Authorized Participants”). A list of current Authorized Participants is available from the Sponsor or the Trustee.

Shares of the Trust trade on the AMEX under the symbol “SLV.”

Valuation of Silver; Computation of Net Asset Value.

On each business day, as soon as practicable after 4:00 p.m. (New York time), the Trustee evaluates the silver held by the Trust and determines the net asset value of the Trust and the net asset value per share. The Trustee values the silver held by the Trust using the announced London Fix. Having valued the silver held by the Trust, the Trustee then subtracts all accrued fees (other than the fees to be computed by reference to the value of the Trust or its assets), expenses and other liabilities of the Trust from the value of the silver and other assets of the Trust. The result is the adjusted net asset value of the Trust, which is used to compute all fees (including the Trustee’s fee and the Sponsor’s fee), which are calculated from the value of the Trust’s assets. To determine the net asset value of the Trust, the Trustee subtracts from the adjusted net asset value of the Trust the amount of accrued fees computed from the value of the Trust’s assets. The Trustee also computes the net asset value per share, by dividing the net asset value of the Trust by the number of shares outstanding aton the timedate the computation is made.

Liquidity

The Trust is not aware of any trends, demands, conditions or events that are reasonably likely to result in material changes to its liquidity needs. In exchange for a fee (the “Sponsor’s fee”) the Sponsor has agreed to assume most of the expenses incurred by the Trust. As a result, the only ordinary expense of the Trust during the period covered by this report was the Sponsor’s fee. The Trust’s only source of liquidity is its sales of silver.

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Critical Accounting Estimates

The financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements relies on estimates and assumptions that impact the Trust’s financial position and results of operations. These estimates and assumptions affect the Trust’s application of accounting policies. Below we describe the valuation of silver, a critical accounting policy that we believe is important to understanding our results of operations and financial position. In addition, please refer to Note 1 to the financial statements for further discussion of our accounting policies.

Valuation of Silver

Silver held by the Trust is recorded at the lower of cost or market. For purposes of this calculation, market values are based on the London Fix. Should the market value of the silver held be lower than its average cost, impairment to the carrying value of the silver will be recorded and the London Fix will be used as the value for financial statement purposes. As indicated above, the London Fix is also used to value silver held for purposes of calculating the net asset value of the Trust, which in turn is used for the calculation of the redemption value of outstanding Trust shares.

There are other indicators of the value of silver that are available that could be different than that chosen by the Trust. The London Fix is used since it is commonly used by the U.S. silver market as an indicator of the value of silver, and is required by the Depositary Trust Agreement. The use of an indicator of value of silver other than the London Fix could result in materially different fair value pricing of the silver in the Trust, and as such, could result in different lower of cost or market adjustments or in different redemption value adjustments of the outstanding redeemable capital shares.

The Period from April 21, 2006 to JuneQuarter Ended September 30, 2006

The Trust’s net asset value grew from $18,277,500 at April 21, 2006 to $887,285,023 at June 30, 2006 to $1,204,443,295 at September 30, 2006, a 4,754.52%35.74% increase. The increase in the Trust’s net asset value resulted primarily from an increase in outstanding shares, which rose from 150,000 at April 21, 2006 to 8,300,000 at June 30, 2006 due to 8,850,00010,450,000 at September 30, 2006 as a consequence of 2,400,000 shares (177(48 baskets, each basket consisting of 50,000 shares) being created and 700,000250,000 shares (14(5 baskets, each basket consisting of 50,000 shares) being redeemed during the quarter.

A negativepositive change in the London Fix price, which declined 12.19%increased 7.94% from $12.185$10.70 at April 21,June 30, 2006 to $10.70$11.55 at JuneSeptember 30, 2006, directly relates to the 12.27% decline7.82% increase in the Trust’s net asset value per outstanding share from $121.85 at April 21, 2006 to $106.90 at June 30, 2006 which tracked the change in the London Fix price.to $115.26 at September 30, 2006.

The Trust’s net asset value per share declinedrose slightly moreless than the price of silver on a percentage basis due to Sponsor’s fees, which were $658,999$1,417,346 for the quarter, or 0.09%0.13% of the Trust’s average weighted assets of $696,834,435$1,126,131,184 during the quarter. The net asset value per share of $149.37$131.27 at May 12,September 5, 2006 was the highest during the quarter, compared with a low of $97.13$105.08 at June 14,July 19, 2006. The net asset value of the Trust is obtained by subtracting the Trust’s expenses and liabilities on any day from the value of the silver owned by the Trust on that day; the net asset value per share is obtained by dividing the net asset value of the Trust on a given day by the number of shares outstanding on that date.

Net lossincome for the period from April 21, 2006 through Junequarter ended September 30, 2006 was $192,166,160,$1,643,306, resulting from a net lossgain of $39,464$153,388 on the sale of silver to pay expenses and a net lossgain of $8,377,373$2,907,264 on silver distributed for the redemption of shares, offset by Sponsor’s fees of $658,999$1,417,346. Other than the Sponsor’s fees, the Trust had no other ordinary or extraordinary expenses during the quarter.

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The Period April 21, 2006 (Date of Inception) through September 30, 2006

Cumulatively for the fiscal year to date, the Trust’s net asset value grew from $18,277,500 at April 21, 2006 to $1,204,443,295 at September 30, 2006. The net asset value per share of the Trust declined 5.41% from $121.85 at April 21, 2006 to $115.26 at September 30, 2006 as a direct result of the London Fix decrease of 5.21% from $12.185 at April 21, 2006 to $11.55 at September 30, 2006, less Sponsor’s fees, which were $2,076,345 for the period, or 0.22% of the Trust’s average weighted assets of $939,136,895 during the period.

Net loss for the period from April 21, 2006 through September 30, 2006 was $190,522,854, resulting from a net gain of $113,925 on the sale of silver to pay expenses, offset by a net loss of $5,470,110 on silver distributed for the redemption of shares, Sponsor’s fees of $2,076,345 and a market value reserve of $183,090,324. Other than the Sponsor’s fees, the Trust had no other ordinary or extraordinary expenses during the quarter.period.

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not applicable.

Item 4.Controls and Procedures

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The duly authorized officers of the Sponsor performing functions equivalent to those a principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Trust would perform if the Trust had any officers, and with the participation of the Trustee, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures, and have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Trust have been effective as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report.

There were no changes in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Trust’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting.

Part II – Other Information

Item 1.Legal Proceedings

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

None.

Item 1A.Risk Factors

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Not applicable.

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

a)None.

 

b)Not applicable.

 

c)After formation ofFor the Trust and through Junequarter ended September 30, 2006, 17748 Baskets (8,850,000(2,400,000 shares) have been created, and 145 Baskets (700,000(250,000 shares) have been redeemed as follows:

 

Period

  Total Number
of Shares
Redeemed
  Average Price
Per Share
(ounces of
silver)

04/21/06 to 04/30/06

  —    

05/01/06 to 05/31/06

  400,000  0.0999

06/01/06 to 06/30/06

  300,000  0.0999

Period

  Total Number of Shares
Redeemed
  Average Price Per Share
(ounces of silver)

07/01/06 to 07/31/06

  50,000  0.0999

08/01/06 to 08/31/06

  —    —  

09/01/06 to 09/30/06

  200,000  0.0999

 

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Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None.

Item 5.Other Information

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibits

Exhibits

 

4.1Form of Depositary Trust Agreement *
4.2Form of Authorized Participant Agreement *
10.1Form of Custodian Agreement*
10.2Form of Sub-license Agreement*
10.3Amendment No. 1 to Custodian Agreement**
31.1 Certification by Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.2002
31.2 Certification by Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.2002
32.1 Certification by Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.2002
32.2 Certification by Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.2002

*Incorporated by reference to the Exhibit identified with the same number and filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement No. 333-125920 on April 24, 2006.
**Incorporated by reference to the Exhibit identified with the same number and filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement No. 333-125920 on September 27, 2006.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned in the capacities* indicated thereunto duly authorized.

 

Barclays Global Investors International Inc.

Sponsor of the iShares Silver Trust

            (Registrant)

/s/ LEE T. KRANEFUSS        

Lee T. Kranefuss

Lee T. Kranefuss
Chief Executive Officer

(Principal executive officer)

Date: November 13, 2006

Date: August 21, 2006

 

/s/ MICHAEL A. LATHAM        

Michael A. Latham

Michael A. Latham
Chief Financial Officer

(Principal financial officer)

Date: November 13, 2006

Date: August 14, 2006


*The Registrant is a trust and the persons are signing in their capacities as officers of Barclays Global Investors International Inc., the Sponsor of the Registrant.

 

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