iShares Silver Trust
SLV
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.
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)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AIMCA
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada
|
+$80.3M |
| 2 |
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
|
+$77.9M |
| 3 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$65.7M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$50.7M |
| 5 |
TP
Third Point
New York
|
+$48.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
-$66.5M |
| 2 |
WMSA
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
|
-$62.2M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$40M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$36.6M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$34.8M |
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.