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iShares Silver Trust – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘EX-101.SCH’

On:  Monday, 3/1/21, at 5:05pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/20   ·   Accession #:  1437749-21-4600   ·   File #:  1-32863

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/01/21  iShares Silver Trust              10-K       12/31/20   43:2.7M                                   RDG Filings/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML    464K 
 2: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     13K 
 3: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     18K 
 4: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     18K 
 5: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     15K 
 6: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     15K 
13: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     73K 
14: R2          Statements of Assets and Liabilities                HTML     36K 
15: R3          Statements of Assets and Liabilities                HTML     19K 
                (Parentheticals)                                                 
16: R4          Statements of Operations                            HTML     48K 
17: R5          Statements of Changes in Net Assets                 HTML     50K 
18: R6          Statements of Cash Flows                            HTML     56K 
19: R7          Schedules of Investments                            HTML     32K 
20: R8          Note 1 - Organization                               HTML     18K 
21: R9          Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies            HTML     84K 
22: R10         Note 3 - Trust Expenses                             HTML     16K 
23: R11         Note 4 - Related Parties                            HTML     17K 
24: R12         Note 5 - Indemnification                            HTML     17K 
25: R13         Note 6 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities     HTML     17K 
26: R14         Note 7 - Concentration Risk                         HTML     17K 
27: R15         Note 8 - Financial Highlights                       HTML     34K 
28: R16         Note 9 - Investment Valuation                       HTML     21K 
29: R17         Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)          HTML     92K 
30: R18         Schedules of Investments (Tables)                   HTML     30K 
31: R19         Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)   HTML     75K 
32: R20         Note 8 - Financial Highlights (Tables)              HTML     32K 
33: R21         Schedules of Investments - Investments (Details)    HTML     23K 
34: R22         Schedules of Investments - Investments (Details)    HTML     18K 
                (Parentheticals)                                                 
35: R23         Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies (Details   HTML     13K 
                Textual)                                                         
36: R24         Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies -          HTML     46K 
                Activity in Silver Bullion (Details)                             
37: R25         Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies - Share    HTML     26K 
                Activity (Details)                                               
38: R26         Note 3 - Trust Expenses (Details Textual)           HTML     16K 
39: R27         Note 8 - Financial Highlights - Financial           HTML     30K 
                Highlights (Details)                                             
41: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML     67K 
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40: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX     36K 
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10: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- slv-20201231_lab                      XML    307K 
11: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- slv-20201231_pre               XML    386K 
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42: JSON        XBRL Instance as JSON Data -- MetaLinks              101±   156K 
43: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001437749-21-004600-xbrl      Zip    131K

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<xsd:element id="slv_NetIncreaseDecreaseInNetAssetsFromOperationsPerShare" name="NetIncreaseDecreaseInNetAssetsFromOperationsPerShare" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:perShareItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="slv_NetInvestmentGainLossToAverageNetAssetsRatio" name="NetInvestmentGainLossToAverageNetAssetsRatio" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="slv_NetInvestmentIncomeLossPerShare" name="NetInvestmentIncomeLossPerShare" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:perShareItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="slv_NetRealizedAndUnrealizedGainLossPerShare" name="NetRealizedAndUnrealizedGainLossPerShare" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:perShareItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="slv_NetRealizedGainLossFromSilverDistributedForTheRedemptionOfShares" name="NetRealizedGainLossFromSilverDistributedForTheRedemptionOfShares" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element abstract="true" id="slv_NoteToFinancialStatementDetailsTextual" name="NoteToFinancialStatementDetailsTextual" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element abstract="true" id="slv_NotesToFinancialStatements" name="NotesToFinancialStatements" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element abstract="true" id="slv_NotesToFinancialStatementsAbstract" name="NotesToFinancialStatementsAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="slv_OfferingOfTheSharesPolicyTextBlock" name="OfferingOfTheSharesPolicyTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element abstract="true" id="slv_OperationsAbstract" name="OperationsAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element abstract="true" id="slv_RatioToAverageNetAssetsAbstract" name="RatioToAverageNetAssetsAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element abstract="true" id="slv_ReconciliationOfNetDecreaseInNetAssetsResultingFromOperationsToNetCashProvidedByOperatingActivitiesAbstract" name="ReconciliationOfNetDecreaseInNetAssetsResultingFromOperationsToNetCashProvidedByOperatingActivitiesAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element abstract="true" id="slv_SharesIssuedAndRedeemedAbstract" name="SharesIssuedAndRedeemedAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="slv_SharesOfStockClassifedAsTemporaryEquitySurrenderedDuringReportingPeriod" name="SharesOfStockClassifedAsTemporaryEquitySurrenderedDuringReportingPeriod" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="slv_SharesPrescribedAggregation" name="SharesPrescribedAggregation" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
<xsd:element id="slv_SilverBullionBalance" name="SilverBullionBalance" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:massItemType" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
<xsd:element id="slv_SilverContributed" name="SilverContributed" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:massItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="slv_SilverContributedAverageCost" name="SilverContributedAverageCost" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="slv_SilverContributedFairValue" name="SilverContributedFairValue" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="slv_SilverDistributed" name="SilverDistributed" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:massItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="slv_SilverDistributedAverageCost" name="SilverDistributedAverageCost" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="slv_SilverDistributedFairValue" name="SilverDistributedFairValue" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="slv_SilverSold" name="SilverSold" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:massItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="slv_SilverSoldAverageCost" name="SilverSoldAverageCost" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="slv_SilverSoldFairValue" name="SilverSoldFairValue" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="slv_SponsorsFeeAnnualizedAccrualRateBasedOnDailyNetAssetValue" name="SponsorsFeeAnnualizedAccrualRateBasedOnDailyNetAssetValue" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="slv_SponsorsFees" name="SponsorsFees" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="slv_TotalReturn" name="TotalReturn" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="slv_TrustExpensesTextBlock" name="TrustExpensesTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="slv_ValueOfStockClassifiedAsTemporaryEquitySurrenderedDuringReportingPeriod" name="ValueOfStockClassifiedAsTemporaryEquitySurrenderedDuringReportingPeriod" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element abstract="true" id="slv_statement-statement-note-2-significant-accounting-policies-activity-in-silver-bullion-details" name="statement-statement-note-2-significant-accounting-policies-activity-in-silver-bullion-details" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element abstract="true" id="slv_statement-statement-note-2-significant-accounting-policies-share-activity-details" name="statement-statement-note-2-significant-accounting-policies-share-activity-details" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element abstract="true" id="slv_statement-statement-note-2-significant-accounting-policies-tables" name="statement-statement-note-2-significant-accounting-policies-tables" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element abstract="true" id="slv_statement-statement-note-8-financial-highlights-financial-highlights-details" name="statement-statement-note-8-financial-highlights-financial-highlights-details" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element abstract="true" id="slv_statement-statement-note-8-financial-highlights-tables" name="statement-statement-note-8-financial-highlights-tables" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element abstract="true" id="slv_statement-statement-schedules-of-investments-investments-details" name="statement-statement-schedules-of-investments-investments-details" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element abstract="true" id="slv_statement-statement-schedules-of-investments-investments-details-parentheticals" name="statement-statement-schedules-of-investments-investments-details-parentheticals" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element abstract="true" id="slv_statement-statement-schedules-of-investments-tables" name="statement-statement-schedules-of-investments-tables" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element abstract="true" id="slv_statement-statement-significant-accounting-policies-policies" name="statement-statement-significant-accounting-policies-policies" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
</xsd:schema>

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