CommoditiesMedium•15 November 2026•
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Silver ETF Shift Exposes Global Supply Deficit as Investor Buying Resumes
Key Facts
1Investors selling out of silver funds covered this year's supply shortage.
2Investors have been buying silver again since June, removing the cushion that previously masked the physical shortage.
FXStreet reported that investors selling out of silver funds covered the supply shortage earlier this year. These liquidations provided a secondary source of silver that effectively mitigated the impact of the structural deficit in global production.
Investors have been buying silver again since June, removing the cushion that previously masked the physical shortage. The market is now facing its sixth consecutive annual deficit, with the return to ETF accumulation increasing pressure on available global supply.