SVM Stock — Silvercorp Metals Inc.

Silvercorp Metals Inc. (SVM)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SVM is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.27%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.26%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 81/100 (Safe). Total return is 294.6% over the past 17.7 years, 929.6 points behind SPY at 1224.2%.

Silvercorp Metals Inc. is a mining company that acquires, explores, develops, and mines mineral properties in China, with primary focus on copper, silver, gold, lead, and zinc extraction. The company has a very modest distribution rate and does not operate as a fund. This security appeals to investors seeking exposure to precious metals mining operations and commodity-linked equity investments.

SVM performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 294.6% over the past 17.7 years, 929.6 points behind SPY at 1224.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 31.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 43.8%.

SVM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

81 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.22%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/17/2009

Distribution rate

0.27%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

0.26%

5-year average yield

0.52

Last close

$9.78 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$2,163,397,702

Average volume

1489988.0

Dividend

$0.013

Ex-dividend date

06/05/2026

Payment date

06/25/2026

Beta

2.036

Payout ratio

3.2%

P/E ratio

97.8

Forward P/E

16.0

EPS

$0.10

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.27%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.26%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

SVM risks and drawbacks

SVM's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 43.8%.

Who may consider SVM — and who may not

SVM may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SVM pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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