iShares Silver Trust
418 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.58B invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 127 increasing their positions, 90 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
150% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 32
114% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 15 (+8)
86% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $848M → $1.58B (+$729M)
41% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 127 | Existing positions reduced: 90
39% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.7B | Put options by funds: $1.22B
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 374 → 418 (+44)
7.17% more ownership
Funds ownership: 17.21% → 24.38% (+7.2%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$85M |
| 2 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$81.9M |
| 3 |
SVG
Sun Valley Gold
Sun Valley,
Idaho
|
+$65.6M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$63.6M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$46.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Belvedere Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$28.3M |
| 2 |
OU
Optiver US
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$23.1M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$21.9M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$18.3M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$13.4M |
SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
418 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $1.58B — up 86% from $848M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 80 funds opened new SLV positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 48 holders — while 127 added to existing stakes and 90 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $85M. The largest seller was Belvedere Trading, exiting entirely with an estimated $28.3M sold.
- 418 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q3 2019, up from 374 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $1.58B of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q3 2019, up 86% quarter-over-quarter.
- 80 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q3 2019 and 32 closed out, a net change of +48 holders.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q3 2019 was Jane Street, an estimated $85M added.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q3 2019 was Belvedere Trading, an estimated $28.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.