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iShares Silver Trust
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396 hedge funds and large institutions have $715M invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 110 increasing their positions, 106 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

78% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $638M | Put options by funds: $359M

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 46

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 110 | Existing positions reduced: 106

0.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 14.83% → 15.12% (+0.29%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 398 → 396 (-2)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $727M → $715M (-$11.9M)

Holders
396
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-0.5%
% of All Funds
8.57%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
49
Increased
110
Reduced
106
Closed
46
Calls
$638M
Puts
$359M
Net Calls
+$279M
Net Calls Change
+$84.6M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
OU
Optiver US
Illinois
+$19.3M
2
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$16.2M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$10.8M
4
MFM
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
+$9.66M
5
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
+$7.01M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$22.9M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$13M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$11.9M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$10.2M
5
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
-$7.92M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VNA
376
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
IAS
377
INR Advisory Services
Pennsylvania
$2K -$11.7K -800 -87%
EWM
378
Elmwood Wealth Management
California
$2K -$3.01K -206 -63%
FMTCOCP
379
Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
HDIM
380
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$2K – – –
NWM
381
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$2K – – –
PCG
382
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$2K – – –
RAM
383
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
THWM
384
Taylor Hoffman Wealth Management
Virginia
$2K – – –
TWA
385
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$2K – – –
WAS
386
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$2K – – –
APC
387
Aspire Private Capital
North Carolina
$2K +$2.52K +173 New
AWM
388
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$1K – – –
BBA
389
Braun-Bostich & Associates
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
CFA
390
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$1K – – –
IFAM
391
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$1K – – –
WCM
392
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
$1K – – –
Koshinski Asset Management
393
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$335 +$15.2K +1,041 +5%
GT
394
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$191 -$21.9K -1,500 -10%
SFFS
395
Stonehage Fleming Financial Services
Jersey
$69 -$31.8K -2,175 -31%
Squarepoint
396
Squarepoint
New York
– -$7.63M -525,656 Closed
Toronto Dominion Bank
397
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
– -$4.18M -286,429 Closed
VFPI
398
Vantage Financial Partners (Illinois)
Illinois
– -$3.99M -274,900 Closed
FC
399
Financial Consulate
Maryland
– -$1.96M -134,834 Closed
AA
400
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
– -$1.87M -129,028 Closed
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SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

396 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $715M — down 1.6% from $727M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new SLV positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 110 added to existing stakes and 106 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Optiver US, opening a new position worth an estimated $19.3M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $22.9M.

  • 396 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q1 2019, down from 398 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $715M of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q1 2019, down 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q1 2019 and 46 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q1 2019 was Optiver US, an estimated $19.3M added.
  • The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q1 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $22.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.