Nippon India Silver ETF crosses Rs 10,000 crore AUM marking historic milestone for India’s silver investment landscape

Nippon India Silver ETF has crossed Rs 10,000 crore in Assets Under Management (AUM), marking a historic milestone for Silver ETFs in India. This achievement reinforces the growing acceptance of Silver ETFs as a mainstream investment avenue among Indian investors, according to a press release by the fund house.

According to the fund house, the silver ETF had an AUM of Rs 10,232 crore as on August 26, 2025.

“Silver ETFs in India have gained momentum because they transform what was once a cumbersome physical investment into a simple, transparent, and regulated product. Investors who previously relied on coins or bars are increasingly finding ETFs more efficient — eliminating concerns around purity, storage, or liquidity. Coupled with rising global demand from solar and electric vehicles, Silver ETFs have become a natural complement to gold in Indian portfolios,” said Vikram Dhawan, Head – Commodities and Fund Manager, Nippon India Mutual Fund.


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The fund house cited five reasons mentioning why Silver ETFs have done well in India. Firstly, global demand tailwinds, where Silver prices are supported by both safe-haven investment demand and industrial uses (solar, EVs, electronics).

Secondly, diversification appeals, as seen the higher-beta complement to gold, providing tactical upside in portfolios. Third, the shift from physical silver which means that traditional buying of coins and bars is often cumbersome due to purity, storage, and liquidity concerns.

The next is that ETFs are considered as a solution which means they offer dematerialised, exchange-traded, physically backed exposure — transparent, regulated, and convenient.

And lastly, the cost and liquidity efficiency. ETFs avoid making charges while offering high tradability, price transparency, and quick entry/exit on NSE/BSE, unlike physical silver which can be illiquid.

The milestone underscores growing investor confidence in silver as an important asset class and validates the role of ETFs in transforming the way Indians access and hold precious metals, said the release.

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The fund was launched on February 2, 2022 and has offered a return of 16.68% in the last three months and 17.90% in the last six months (Source: Nippon India Mutual Fund) Since its inception, the fund has delivered a CAGR of 17.07%, the data said. The TER as on August 8 is 0.56%, according to the fund house.

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