iShares Silver Trust
737 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.1B invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 155 funds opening new positions, 161 increasing their positions, 226 reducing their positions, and 65 closing their positions.
138% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 155 | Existing positions closed: 65
102% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.03B → $4.1B (+$2.07B)
62% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 21 (+8)
53% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.51B | Put options by funds: $2.95B
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 666 → 737 (+71)
0.68% more ownership
Funds ownership: 22.25% → 22.93% (+0.68%)
29% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 161 | Existing positions reduced: 226
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$41.4M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$26.4M |
| 3 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$17.2M |
| 4 |
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
North Little Rock,
Arkansas
|
+$15.6M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$14.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$48.5M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$37.5M |
| 3 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$22.1M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$19.8M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$13M |
SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
737 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $4.1B — up 102% from $2.03B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 155 funds opened new SLV positions and 65 closed out — a net gain of 90 holders — while 161 added to existing stakes and 226 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $41.4M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $48.5M.
- 737 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q4 2022, up from 666 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $4.1B of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q4 2022, up 102% quarter-over-quarter.
- 155 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q4 2022 and 65 closed out, a net change of +90 holders.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q4 2022 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $41.4M added.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q4 2022 was UBS Group, an estimated $48.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.