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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549





FORM 10-Q







|x | Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
|- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010



| ̈ | Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
|- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

For the transition period from  to

Commission file number: 001-32863





iShares® Silver Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)







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|New York                                                       |  | 13-7474456                          
|(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

c/o BlackRock Asset Management International Inc.

400 Howard Street

San Francisco, California 94105

Attn: Product Management Team

Intermediary Investor and Exchange-Traded Products Department

(Address of principal executive offices)

(415) 670-2000

(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 has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File
required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such
files).    Yes   ̈    No   ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.
See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.



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|Non-accelerated filer   |  |  |  |  ̈ |  | Smaller reporting company |  |  ̈ |  | 

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

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 |  |                                                                                                                                                   
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|Item 1.                        |  | Financial Statements                                                                                                                               |  | 1 
|                               |  |                                                                                                                                                   
|                               |  | Balance Sheets at March 31, 2010 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2009                                                                                 |  | 1 
|                               |  |                                                                                                                                                   
|                               |  | Income Statements (Unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009                                                                   |  | 2 
|                               |  |                                                                                                                                                   
|                               |  | Statements of Changes in Shareholders Equity (Deficit) for the three months ended March 31, 2010 (Unaudited) and the year ended December 31, 2009 |  | 3 
|                               |  |                                                                                                                                                   
|                               |  | Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009                                                            |  | 4 
|                               |  |                                                                                                                                                   
|                               |  | Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)                                                                                                      |  | 5 
|                               |  |                                                                                                                                                   
|Item 2.                        |  | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations                                                              |  | 9 
|                               |  |                                                                                                                                                   
|Item 3.                        |  | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                                                                                         |  | 11
|                               |  |                                                                                                                                                   
|Item 4.                        |  | Controls and Procedures                                                                                                                            |  | 11
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|Item 4T.                       |  | Controls and Procedures                                                                                                                            |  | 11
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|PART II  OTHER INFORMATION    |  |                                                                                                                                                   
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|Item 1.                        |  | Legal Proceedings                                                                                                                                  |  | 12
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|Item 1A.                       |  | Risk Factors                                                                                                                                       |  | 12
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|Item 2.                        |  | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds                                                                                        |  | 12
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|Item 3.                        |  | Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                                                                                                    |  | 12
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|Item 5.                        |  | Other Information                                                                                                                                  |  | 12
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|Item 6.                        |  | Exhibits                                                                                                                                           |  | 13
|                               | 
|SIGNATURES                     |  | 14                                                                                                                                                



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Part I  Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

iShares® Silver Trust

Balance Sheets

At March 31, 2010 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2009



|                                                                                                                                                                                                              |  |               |            |   |                  |   |           |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------- | ---------- | - | ---------------- | - | --------- | -
|(Dollar amounts in $000s)                                                                                                                                                                                    |  | March 31,2010 |            |   | December 31,2009 |  
|ASSETS                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  |               |            |   |                  |   |           |  
|Current assets                                                                                                                                                                                                |  |               |            |   |                  |   |           |  
|Silver bullion inventory (fair value of $5,185,932 and $5,185,449, respectively)                                                                                                                              |  | $             | 4,125,631  |   |                  | $ | 4,210,142 |  
|Payable for capital shares redeemed                                                                                                                                                                           |  |               | (27,127    | ) |                  |   |          |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                              |  |               |            |   |                  |   |           |  
|TOTAL ASSETS                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  | $             | 4,098,504  |   |                  | $ | 4,210,142 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                              |  |               |            |   |                  |   |           |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                              |  |              
|LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE CAPITAL SHARES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY (DEFICIT)                                                                                                                                     |  |               |            |   |                  |   |           |  
|Current liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |               |            |   |                  |   |           |  
|Sponsors fees payable                                                                                                                                                                                        |  | $             | 2,177      |   |                  | $ | 2,295     |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                              |  |               |            |   |                  |   |           |  
|Total liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |               | 2,177      |   |                  |   | 2,295     |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                              |  |              
|Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 5)                                                                                                                                                               |  |               |           |   |                  |   |          |  
|Redeemable capital shares, no par value, unlimited amount authorized (at redemption value)  302,050,000 issued and
outstanding at March 31, 2010 and 310,700,000 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2009 |  |               | 5,183,755  |   |                  |   | 5,183,154 |  
|Shareholders equity (deficit)                                                                                                                                                                                |  |               | (1,087,428 | ) |                  |   | (975,307  | )
|                                                                                                                                                                                                              |  |               |            |   |                  |   |           |  
|TOTAL LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE CAPITAL SHARES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY (DEFICIT)                                                                                                                               |  | $             | 4,098,504  |   |                  | $ | 4,210,142 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                              |  |               |            |   |                  |   |           |  

See notes to the financial statements.



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iShares® Silver Trust

Income Statements (Unaudited)

For the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009



|                                                               |  |                             |             |   |      |   |             |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------- | ----------- | - | ---- | - | ----------- | -
|                                                               |  | Three Months EndedMarch 31, |            
|(Dollar amounts in $000s, except for per share amounts)       |  | 2010                        |             |   | 2009 |  
|Revenue                                                        |  |                             |             |   |      |   |             |  
|Proceeds from sales of silver to pay expenses                  |  | $                           | 6,400       |   |      | $ | 3,295       |  
|Cost of silver sold to pay expenses                            |  |                             | (5,249      | ) |      |   | (3,573      | )
|                                                               |  |                             |             |   |      |   |             |  
|Gain (loss) on sales of silver to pay expenses                 |  |                             | 1,151       |   |      |   | (278        | )
|Gain (loss) on silver distributed for the redemption of shares |  |                             | 53,427      |   |      |   | (334        | )
|                                                               |  |                             |             |   |      |   |             |  
|Total gain (loss) on sales and distributions of silver         |  |                             | 54,578      |   |      |   | (612        | )
|Market value recovery (Note 2B)                                |  |                             |            |   |      |   | 532,914     |  
|                                                               |  |                             |             |   |      |   |             |  
|Total revenue                                                  |  |                             | 54,578      |   |      |   | 532,302     |  
|                                                               |  |                            
|Expenses                                                       |  |                             |             |   |      |   |             |  
|Sponsors fees                                                 |  |                             | (6,282      | ) |      |   | (3,808      | )
|                                                               |  |                             |             |   |      |   |             |  
|Total expenses                                                 |  |                             | (6,282      | ) |      |   | (3,808      | )
|                                                               |  |                             |             |   |      |   |             |  
|NET INCOME                                                     |  | $                           | 48,296      |   |      | $ | 528,494     |  
|                                                               |  |                             |             |   |      |   |             |  
|Net income per share                                           |  | $                           | 0.16        |   |      | $ | 2.12        |  
|Weighted-average shares outstanding                            |  |                             | 307,343,333 |   |      |   | 249,623,333 |  

See notes to the financial
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iShares® Silver Trust

Statements of Changes in Shareholders Equity (Deficit)

For the three months ended March 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

and the year ended December 31, 2009



|                                                            |  |                                 |            |   |                             |   |            |  
|----------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ---------- | - | --------------------------- | - | ---------- | -
|(Dollar amounts in $000s)                                  |  | Three MonthsEndedMarch 31, 2010 |            |   | Year EndedDecember 31, 2009 |  
|Shareholders equity (deficit) - beginning of period        |  | $                               | (975,307   | ) |                             | $ |           |  
|Net income                                                  |  |                                 | 48,296     |   |                             |   | 574,523    |  
|Adjustment of redeemable capital shares to redemption value |  |                                 | (160,417   | ) |                             |   | (1,549,830 | )
|                                                            |  |                                 |            |   |                             |   |            |  
|Shareholders equity (deficit) - end of period              |  | $                               | (1,087,428 | ) |                             | $ | (975,307   | )
|                                                            |  |                                 |            |   |                             |   |            |  

See notes to the financial statements.



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iShares® Silver Trust

Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

For the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009



|                                                                                  |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------- | -------- | - | ---- | - | -------- | -
|                                                                                  |  | Three Months EndedMarch 31, |         
|(Dollar amounts in $000s)                                                        |  | 2010                        |          |   | 2009 |  
|CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                                             |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Proceeds from sales of silver                                                     |  | $                           | 6,400    |   |      | $ | 3,295    |  
|Expenses  Sponsors fee paid                                                     |  |                             | (6,400   | ) |      |   | (3,295   | )
|                                                                                  |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Net cash provided by operating activities                                         |  |                             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|                                                                                  |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Increase (decrease) in cash                                                       |  |                             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Cash, beginning of period                                                         |  |                             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|                                                                                  |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Cash, end of period                                                               |  | $                           |         |   |      | $ |         |  
|                                                                                  |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:        |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Net income                                                                        |  | $                           | 48,296   |   |      | $ | 528,494  |  
|Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|(Gain) loss on silver distributed for the redemption of shares                    |  |                             | (53,427  | ) |      |   | 334      |  
|Cost of silver sold to pay expenses                                               |  |                             | 5,249    |   |      |   | 3,573    |  
|Increase (decrease) in Sponsors fees payable                                     |  |                             | (118     | ) |      |   | 513      |  
|Market value recovery (Note 2B)                                                   |  |                             |         |   |      |   | (532,914 | )
|                                                                                  |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Net cash provided by operating activities                                         |  | $                           |         |   |      | $ |         |  
|                                                                                  |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Supplemental disclosure of non-cash information:                                  |  |                             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Carrying value of silver received for creation of shares                          |  | $                           | 86,802   |   |      | $ | 730,272  |  
|Carrying value of silver distributed for redemption of shares, at average cost    |  | $                           | (193,191 | ) |      | $ | (119,020 | )

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iShares® Silver Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)

March 31, 2010

1 -
Organization

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 Mellon (the Trustee) and is responsible for the day to day administration of the Trust. The Trusts sponsor is BlackRock Asset Management International Inc. (the Sponsor), a Delaware
corporation. The Trust is governed by the Depositary Trust Agreement (the Trust Agreement) executed at the time of organization of the Trust by the Trustee and the Sponsor.

The objective of the Trust is for the value of its shares 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 bullion.

The
accompanying unaudited financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 as filed with the SEC on February 26, 2010.

2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

A. Basis of Accounting

The following is
a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to
make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during
the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and these differences could be material.

B. Silver Bullion

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 bullion 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. Should the
market value of the silver held increase subsequent to the market value reserve being recorded, a market value recovery is recorded by the Trust. Gain or loss on sales of silver bullion is calculated on a trade date basis. Fair value of
the silver bullion 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 Fix).



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The following table summarizes activity in silver bullion during the three months ended March 31, 2010
(all balances in 000s):



|                                                 |  |           |   |  |             |           |   |           |   |           |                     |  |   |       
|------------------------------------------------ |  | --------- | - |  | ----------- | --------- | - | --------- | - | --------- | ------------------- |  | - | ------
|                                                 |  | Ounces    |   |  | AverageCost |           |   | FairValue |   |           | RealizedGain (Loss)
|Beginning balance                                |  | 305,206.0 |   |  | $           | 4,210,142 |   |           | $ | 5,185,449 |                     |  | $ |      
|Silver contributed                               |  | 5,495.5   |   |  |             | 86,802    |   |           |   | 86,802    |                     |  |   |      
|Silver distributed                               |  | (13,982.4 | ) |  |             | (193,191  | ) |           |   | (246,618  | )                   |  |   | 53,427
|Silver sold                                      |  | (380.1    | ) |  |             | (5,249    | ) |           |   | (6,400    | )                   |  |   | 1,151 
|Adjustment for realized gain                     |  |          |   |  |             |          |   |           |   | 54,578    |                     |  |   |      
|Adjustment for unrealized gain on silver bullion |  |          |   |  |             |          |   |           |   | 112,121   |                     |  |   |      
|                                                 |  |           |   |  |             |           |   |           |   |           |                     |  |   |       
|Ending balance                                   |  | 296,339.0 |   |  | $           | 4,098,504 |   |           | $ | 5,185,932 |                     |  | $ | 54,578
|                                                 |  |           |   |  |             |           |   |           |   |           |                     |  |   |       

The following table summarizes activity in silver bullion for the year
ended December 31, 2009 (all balances in 000s):



|                                                 |  |           |   |  |             |           |   |           |   |           |                     |  |   |       
|------------------------------------------------ |  | --------- | - |  | ----------- | --------- | - | --------- | - | --------- | ------------------- |  | - | ------
|                                                 |  | Ounces    |   |  | AverageCost |           |   | FairValue |   |           | RealizedGain (Loss)
|Beginning balance                                |  | 218,399.7 |   |  | $           | 2,356,533 |   |           | $ | 2,356,533 |                     |  | $ |      
|Silver contributed                               |  | 108,877.6 |   |  |             | 1,575,673 |   |           |   | 1,575,673 |                     |  |   |      
|Silver distributed                               |  | (20,775.6 | ) |  |             | (276,552  | ) |           |   | (297,947  | )                   |  |   | 21,395
|Silver sold                                      |  | (1,295.7  | ) |  |             | (17,296   | ) |           |   | (18,718   | )                   |  |   | 1,422 
|Adjustment for realized gain                     |  |          |   |  |             |          |   |           |   | 22,817    |                     |  |   |      
|Adjustment for unrealized gain on silver bullion |  |          |   |  |             |          |   |           |   | 1,547,091 |                     |  |   |      
|Market value recovery                            |  |          |   |  |             | 571,784   |   |           |   |          |                     |  |   |      
|                                                 |  |           |   |  |             |           |   |           |   |           |                     |  |   |       
|Ending balance                                   |  | 305,206.0 |   |  | $           | 4,210,142 |   |           | $ | 5,185,449 |                     |  | $ | 22,817
|                                                 |  |           |   |  |             |           |   |           |   |           |                     |  |   |       

C. 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 bullion 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 NYSE Arca 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.

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 contra asset 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.



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

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



|                            |  |                                  |   |  |                             |           |   |        |         |   |        |   |           |  
|--------------------------- |  | -------------------------------- | - |  | --------------------------- | --------- | - | ------ | ------- | - | ------ | - | --------- | -
|                            |  | Three Months EndedMarch 31, 2010 |   |  | Year EndedDecember 31, 2009 |          
|                            |  | Shares                           |   |  | Amount                      |           |   | Shares |         |   | Amount |  
|Beginning balance           |  | 310,700                          |   |  | $                           | 5,183,154 |   |        | 221,250 |   |        | $ | 2,355,598 |  
|Shares issued               |  | 5,600                            |   |  |                             | 86,802    |   |        | 110,550 |   |        |   | 1,575,673 |  
|Shares redeemed             |  | (14,250                          | ) |  |                             | (246,618  | ) |        | (21,100 | ) |        |   | (297,947  | )
|Redemption value adjustment |  |                                 |   |  |                             | 160,417   |   |        |        |   |        |   | 1,549,830 |  
|                            |  |                                  |   |  |                             |           |   |        |         |   |        |   |           |  
|Ending balance              |  | 302,050                          |   |  | $                           | 5,183,755 |   |        | 310,700 |   |        | $ | 5,183,154 |  
|                            |  |                                  |   |  |                             |           |   |        |         |   |        |   |           |  

D. 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.

3 - 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 fee, the Custodians fee, NYSE Arca 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.

4 - 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.

5 - Indemnification

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.

6 - Concentration Risk

Substantially
all of the Trusts assets are holdings of silver bullion, 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
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7 - Review for Subsequent Events

In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Trust as of and for the period ended March 31, 2010, management has evaluated
the impact of all subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued, and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.



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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
iShares® Silver Trust (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 Mellon (the Trustee) acting as trustee pursuant to the Depositary Trust Agreement (Trust Agreement) between the
Trustee and BlackRock Asset Management International Inc., the sponsor of the Trust (the Sponsor) (formerly Barclays Global Investors International Inc.). The Trust issues shares representing fractional undivided beneficial interests in
its net assets. The assets of the Trust consist primarily of silver bullion 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 to approximately 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 (each, a Basket), 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 NYSE Arca 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 price for an ounce of silver set each working day by three market making members of The London Bullion Market Association
(The 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 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 on the date 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 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
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Critical Accounting Policies

The financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted 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 bullion, a critical accounting policy that we believe is important to understanding our results of operations and financial position. In addition, please refer to Note 2 to the financial statements for
further discussion of our accounting policies.

Valuation of Silver Bullion

Silver bullion 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 bullion held be lower than its average cost, an adjustment of value below cost (market value reserve) is recorded by the Trust and The London Fix is used as the value for financial statement
purposes. Should the market value of the silver held increase subsequent to the market value reserve being recorded, a market value recovery is recorded by the Trust. As indicated above, The London Fix is also used to value silver
bullion 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 bullion 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 Trust Agreement. The use of an indicator of value of silver bullion 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.

Results of Operations

The Quarter
Ended March 31, 2010

The Trusts net asset value grew from $5,183,153,950 at December 31, 2009 to $5,183,755,134 at
March 31, 2010, a 0.01% increase. The increase in the Trusts net asset value resulted primarily from an increase in The London Fix price, which rose 3.00% from $16.99 at December 31, 2009 to $17.50 at March 31, 2010. The
increase in the Trusts net asset value was partially offset by a decrease in outstanding shares, which fell from 310,700,000 shares at December 31, 2009 to 302,050,000 shares at March 31, 2010, a consequence of 5,600,000 shares (112
Baskets) being created and 14,250,000 shares (285 Baskets) being redeemed during the quarter.

The 3.00% rise in the London Fix price also
directly related to the 2.88% increase in the Trusts net asset value per share from $16.68 at December 31, 2009 to $17.16 at March 31, 2010.

The Trusts net asset value per share increased slightly less than the price of silver on a percentage basis due to the Sponsors fees, which
were $6,281,756 for the quarter, or 0.12% of the Trusts average weighted assets of $5,094,965,443 during the quarter. The net asset value per share of $18.50 on January 11, 2010 was the highest during the quarter, compared with a low
during the quarter of $14.86 on February 8, 2010. 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 day.



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Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 was $48,296,425, resulting from a net gain of
$1,151,092 on the sale of silver to pay expenses, a net gain of $53,427,089 on silver distributed for the redemption of shares offset by Sponsors fees of $6,281,756. Other than the Sponsors fees the Trust had no expenses during the
quarter.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not applicable.

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 participating 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 period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trusts internal control over financial reporting.

Item 4T. Controls and Procedures

Not applicable.



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Part II  Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

None.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the Risk Factors last reported under Part I, Item 1A of the registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2009, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2010.

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



|a) | None.
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|b) | Not applicable.
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|c) | 285 Baskets (14,250,000 shares) were redeemed during the quarter ended March 31, 2010.
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|                     |  |                                |  |                                  
|-------------------- |  | ------------------------------ |  | ---------------------------------
|Period               |  | Total Number of SharesRedeemed |  | Average Ounces of SilverPer Share
|01/01/10 to 01/31/10 |  | 5,850,000                      |  | 0.9817                           
|02/01/10 to 02/28/10 |  |                               |  |                                 
|03/01/10 to 03/31/10 |  | 8,400,000                      |  | 0.9809                           
|                     |  |                                |  |                                  
|Total                |  | 14,250,000                     |  | 0.9812                           

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 5.
Other Information

None.



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Item 6. Exhibits



|            |  |                                                                                                                                                                       
|----------- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Exhibit No. |  | Description                                                                                                                                                           
|4.1         |  | Depositary Trust Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-156506 on December 8, 2008                           
|            | 
|4.2         |  | First Amendment to Depositary Trust Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with Current Report on Form 8-K on December 2, 2009                   
|            | 
|4.3         |  | Standard Terms for Authorized Participant Agreements is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-156506 on December 30,
2008
|            | 
|10.1        |  | Custodian Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-156506 on December 30, 2008                                
|            | 
|10.2        |  | Sub-license Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-156506 on December 30, 2008                              
|            | 
|10.3        |  | Amendment No. 1 to Custodian Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-137621 on September 27, 2006            
|            | 
|10.4        |  | Second Amendment to Custodian Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Current Report on Form 8-K on February 10, 2010                       
|            | 
|31.1        |  | Certification by Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                
|            | 
|31.2        |  | Certification by Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 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                 
|            | 
|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                 



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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.



|                                                                                               
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|BlackRock Asset Management International Inc.
Sponsor of the iShares® Silver Trust (Registrant)
|                                                                                               
|/s/    Michael A. Latham                                                                       
|Michael A. Latham
Chief Executive Officer (Principal
executive officer)                        

Date: May 7, 2010



|                                                                                      
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|/s/    Geoffrey D. Flynn                                                              
|Geoffrey D. Flynn
Chief Financial Officer (Principal
financial and accounting officer)

Date: May 7, 2010





|* | The Registrant is a trust and the persons are signing in their capacities as officers of BlackRock Asset Management International Inc., the Sponsor of the Registrant.
|- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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