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iShares Silver Trust
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715 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.76B invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 120 funds opening new positions, 303 increasing their positions, 161 reducing their positions, and 84 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

88% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 303 | Existing positions reduced: 161

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 120 | Existing positions closed: 84

14% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.47B | Put options by funds: $3.04B

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 689 → 715 (+26)

1.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 24.97% → 26.19% (+1.2%)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.72B → $3.76B (+$44.5M)

52% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 27 → 13 (-14)

Holders
715
Holders Change
+26
Holders Change %
+3.77%
% of All Funds
12.55%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
-14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-51.85%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
120
Increased
303
Reduced
161
Closed
84
Calls
$3.47B
Puts
$3.04B
Net Calls
+$427M
Net Calls Change
-$3.38B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AIMCA
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
+$80.3M
2
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
+$77.9M
3
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
+$65.7M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$50.7M
5
TP
Third Point
New York
+$48.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$66.5M
2
WMSA
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
-$62.2M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$40M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$36.6M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$34.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DA
226
DCF Advisers
Connecticut
$1.19M +$426K +17,500 +50%
CAG
227
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$1.18M +$331K +13,615 +37%
DAM
228
Doheny Asset Management
California
$1.17M +$53.1K +2,180 +4%
IIA
229
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$1.17M – – –
BCM
230
Bourgeon Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.16M +$660K +27,109 +113%
ECM
231
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$1.16M -$243K -9,997 -16%
AF
232
Allworth Financial
California
$1.14M +$448K +18,388 +58%
NM
233
NWI Management
New York
$1.14M – – –
SI
234
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$1.12M +$608K +24,962 +102%
WS
235
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.11M +$364K +14,945 +44%
BCA
236
Bay Colony Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.07M +$127K +5,216 +12%
WCA
237
Windsor Creek Advisors
Vermont
$1.06M – – –
KPWS
238
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$1.06M -$143K -5,881 -11%
MTIM
239
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$1.06M -$290K -11,900 -20%
AA
240
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$1.05M +$244K +10,042 +28%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
241
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.04M +$8.28K +340 +2%
HIS
242
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$1.04M +$249K +10,218 +29%
OGC
243
Oak Grove Capital
New Hampshire
$1.02M -$2.57M -105,700 -70%
LWM
244
Laidlaw Wealth Management
New York
$1.01M +$301K +12,348 +38%
GCAC
245
Guardian Capital Advisors (Canada)
Ontario, Canada
$999K -$1.56M -64,150 -60%
ABC
246
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$993K +$68.5K +2,812 +4%
Koshinski Asset Management
247
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$989K +$151K +6,196 +17%
HT
248
HAP Trading
New York
$983K +$1.05M +43,299 New
CS
249
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$981K +$1.05M +43,195 New
CC
250
Cypress Capital
Tennessee
$978K +$1.05M +43,072 New
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SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

715 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $3.76B — up 1.2% from $3.72B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 120 funds opened new SLV positions and 84 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 303 added to existing stakes and 161 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo), adding an estimated $80.3M. The largest seller was Parallax Volatility Advisers, exiting entirely with an estimated $66.5M sold.

  • 715 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q1 2021, up from 689 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $3.76B of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q1 2021, up 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 120 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q1 2021 and 84 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
  • The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q1 2021 was Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo), an estimated $80.3M added.
  • The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q1 2021 was Parallax Volatility Advisers, an estimated $66.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.