Risks Relating to the Funds
• THE iSHARES® SILVER TRUST IS NOT AN INVESTMENT COMPANY OR COMMODITY POOL AND WILL NOT BE SUBJECT
TO REGULATION UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED, OR THE COMMODITY EXCHANGE
ACT -
Accordingly, you will not benefit from any regulatory protections afforded to persons who invest in regulated investment companies
or commodity pools.
• THE PERFORMANCE AND MARKET VALUE OF EACH FUND, PARTICULARLY DURING PERIODS OF MARKET
VOLATILITY, MAY NOT CORRELATE WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THAT FUND'S UNDERLYING COMMODITY OR
UNDERLYING INDEX, AS APPLICABLE, AS WELL AS THE NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE -
The iShares® Silver Trust does not fully replicate the performance of its Underlying Commodity due to the fees and expenses
charged by the iShares® Silver Trust or by restrictions on access to the relevant Underlying Commodity due to other
circumstances. The iShares® Silver Trust does not generate any income, and as the iShares® Silver Trust regularly sells its
Underlying Commodity to pay for ongoing expenses, the amount of its Underlying Commodity represented by each share gradually
declines over time. The iShares® Silver Trust sells its Underlying Commodity to pay expenses on an ongoing basis irrespective of
whether the trading price of the shares rises or falls in response to changes in the price of its Underlying Commodity. The sale by
the iShares® Silver Trust of its Underlying Commodity to pay expenses at a time of low prices for its Underlying Commodity could
adversely affect the value of the notes. Additionally, there is a risk that part or all of the iShares® Silver Trust's holdings in its
Underlying Commodity could be lost, damaged or stolen. Access to the iShares® Silver Trust's Underlying Commodity could also
be restricted by natural events (such as an earthquake) or human actions (such as a terrorist attack). All of these factors may lead
to a lack of correlation between the performance of the iShares® Silver Trust and its Underlying Commodity. In addition, because
the shares of the iShares® Silver Trust are traded on a securities exchange and are subject to market supply and investor demand,
the market value of one share of the iShares® Silver Trust may differ from the net asset value per share of the iShares® Silver
Trust.
In addition, the VanEck® Gold Miners ETF does not fully replicate its Underlying Index (as defined under "The Funds" below) and
may hold securities different from those included in its Underlying Index. In addition, the performance of the VanEck® Gold Miners
ETF will reflect additional transaction costs and fees that are not included in the calculation of its Underlying Index. All of these
factors may lead to a lack of correlation between the performance of the VanEck® Gold Miners ETF and its Underlying Index. In
addition, corporate actions with respect to the equity securities underlying the VanEck® Gold Miners ETF (such as mergers and
spin-offs) may impact the variance between the performances of the VanEck® Gold Miners ETF and its Underlying Index. Finally,
because the shares of the VanEck® Gold Miners ETF are traded on a securities exchange and are subject to market supply and
investor demand, the market value of one share of the VanEck® Gold Miners ETF may differ from the net asset value per share of
the VanEck® Gold Miners ETF.
During periods of market volatility, the Underlying Commodity of the iShares® Silver Trust or securities underlying the VanEck®
Gold Miners ETF may be unavailable in the secondary market, market participants may be unable to calculate accurately the net
asset value per share of a Fund and the liquidity of a Fund may be adversely affected. This kind of market volatility may also
disrupt the ability of market participants to create and redeem shares of a Fund. Further, market volatility may adversely affect,
sometimes materially, the prices at which market participants are willing to buy and sell shares of a Fund. As a result, under these
circumstances, the market value of shares of a Fund may vary substantially from the net asset value per share of that Fund. For
all of the foregoing reasons, the performance of each Fund may not correlate with the performance of its Underlying Commodity or
Underlying Index, as applicable, as well as the net asset value per share of that Fund, which could materially and adversely affect
the value of the notes in the secondary market and/or reduce any payment on the notes.
• THE NOTES ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SILVER WITH RESPECT TO THE iSHARES® SILVER TRUST -
The iShares® Silver Trust seeks to reflect generally the performance of the price of silver, less the iShares® Silver Trust's expenses
and liabilities. The price of silver is primarily affected by global demand for and supply of silver. Silver prices can fluctuate widely
and may be affected by numerous factors. These include general economic trends, increases in silver hedging activity by silver
producers, significant changes in attitude by speculators and investors in silver, technical developments, substitution issues and
regulation, as well as specific factors including industrial and jewelry demand, expectations with respect to the rate of inflation, the
relative strength of the U.S. dollar (the currency in which the price of silver is generally quoted) and other currencies, interest rates,
central bank sales, forward sales by producers, global or regional political or economic events and production costs and disruptions
in major silver-producing countries, such as Mexico, China and Peru. The demand for and supply of silver affect silver prices, but
not necessarily in the same manner as supply and demand affect the prices of other commodities. The supply of silver consists of