abrdn Silver ETF Trust (SIVR) 10-K 2015 FY Annual report

EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No.333-195514) of ETFS Silver Trust (the Trust) of our reports dated February 29, 2016, with respect to the statement of assets and liabilities of the Trust, including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2015, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015, which reports appear in the December 31, 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K of ETFS Silver Trust. 

/s/ KPMG LLP

New York, New York
February 29, 2016