iShares Silver Trust
SLV
693 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.82B invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 200 increasing their positions, 217 reducing their positions, and 105 closing their positions.
55% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.78B | Put options by funds: $1.79B
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 200 | Existing positions reduced: 217
1.31% less ownership
Funds ownership: 27.82% → 26.51% (-1.3%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 744 → 693 (-51)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 12 (-4)
27% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.84B → $2.82B (-$1.02B)
41% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 105
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$176M |
| 2 |
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$104M |
| 3 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$57.1M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$54.9M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$48.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AIMCA
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada
|
-$194M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$88.3M |
| 3 |
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$86.6M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$54.9M |
| 5 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$41.8M |
SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review
693 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $2.82B — down 27% from $3.84B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 105 funds closed out of SLV and 62 opened new positions — a net loss of 43 holders — while 217 trimmed existing stakes and 200 added.
The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $176M. The largest seller was Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo), exiting entirely with an estimated $194M sold.
- 693 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q2 2022, down from 744 in Q1 2022.
- Funds reported $2.82B of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q2 2022, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 62 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q2 2022 and 105 closed out, a net change of -43 holders.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q2 2022 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $176M added.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q2 2022 was Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo), an estimated $194M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.