Silver tops decade-long returns, outperforming gold, stocks and bonds. Check details

Over a longer period, silver topped the return chart in the last 10 years, outperforming gold, equity and bonds. Here is how the asset classes performed, as reported by ETWealth.

Silver as an asset class has delivered a 22.1% return in the last 10 years. Over the past decade, silver has benefited from investment flows and recurring industrial upcycles tied to electronics, renewable energy and electrification.

Gold has delivered a return of 18.5% in the last 10 years. Over the past decade, gold’s returns have been shaped by its role as a store of value and hedge against inflation, currency volatility and global instability.

Midcaps delivered a return of 16.6% in the last 10 years. Mid-cap stocks delivered strong performance, driven by faster earnings growth and expanding businesses.

Smallcaps and largecaps delivered returns of 13.1% and 12.5% respectively in the mentioned time period. Equities have generated substantial long-term wealth, with varying levels of volatility.

Real estate delivered a return of 5% in the last 10 years. Fixed-income assets provided stability and modest returns, but they lagged the wealth-creation potential of equities and precious metals.