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iShares Silver Trust
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315 hedge funds and large institutions have $713M invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

37% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $600M | Put options by funds: $440M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)

3% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 34

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 319 → 315 (-4)

1.39% less ownership

Funds ownership: 16.79% → 15.4% (-1.4%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 97

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $864M → $713M (-$151M)

Holders
315
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-1.25%
% of All Funds
8.79%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
33
Increased
85
Reduced
97
Closed
34
Calls
$600M
Puts
$440M
Net Calls
+$161M
Net Calls Change
-$45.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$11.1M
2
SAMH
Shanda Asset Management Holdings
British Virgin Islands
+$10.8M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$6.41M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$6.19M
5
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
+$5.55M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KL
KGH Ltd
Bahamas
-$24.8M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$22.5M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$20.7M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$11.8M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$9.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ARMC
301
American Research & Management Company
Massachusetts
$4K – – –
AA
302
Apriem Advisors
California
$4K – – –
BL
303
Balentine LLC
Georgia
$4K – – –
BBHC
304
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$4K – – –
KLWA
305
Kelly Lawrence W & Associates
California
$4K – – –
HCMT
306
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$3K – – –
OFS
307
Orrstown Financial Services
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
RAM
308
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
WT
309
Whittier Trust
California
$3K – – –
CK
310
Carnick & Kubik
Colorado
$2.77K +$2.85K +200 New
FAM
311
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$2K – – –
AWM
312
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$1K – – –
HR
313
Howe & Rusling
New York
$1K – – –
KIG
314
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
$1K +$1.43K +100 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
315
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$150 – – –
CCMW
316
Cypress Capital Management (Wyoming)
Wyoming
$125 – – –
FRM
317
Fore Research & Management
New York
– -$8.83M -620,000 Closed
VF
318
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$7.16M -502,952 Closed
DS
319
DRW Securities
Illinois
– -$3.33M -234,040 Closed
Jane Street
320
Jane Street
New York
– -$1.02M -71,787 Closed
BFM
321
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
– -$1.03M -68,554 Closed
BTS
322
BB&T Securities
Virginia
– -$754K -50,214 Closed
TH
323
Timber Hill
Connecticut
– -$531K -37,271 Closed
Nomura Holdings
324
Nomura Holdings
Japan
– -$384K -25,316 Closed
BCM
325
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
– -$376K -25,000 Closed
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SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

315 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $713M — down 17% from $864M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of SLV and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 97 trimmed existing stakes and 85 added.

The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $11.1M. The largest seller was KGH Ltd, cutting an estimated $24.8M.

  • 315 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q3 2015, down from 319 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $713M of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q3 2015, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q3 2015 and 34 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q3 2015 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $11.1M added.
  • The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q3 2015 was KGH Ltd, an estimated $24.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.