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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
KWM
426
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
– -$29K -2,031 Closed
SGS
427
Sterling Global Strategies
California
– -$29K -2,000 Closed
MLL
428
Moody Lynn & Lieberson
Massachusetts
– -$20K -1,380 Closed
MOS
429
MGO One Seven
Ohio
– -$15K -1,100 Closed
Bessemer Group
430
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
– -$15K -1,080 Closed
PA
431
Perennial Advisors
New York
– -$12K -820 Closed
EWA
432
ERTS Wealth Advisors
Michigan
– -$10K -700 Closed
HCM
433
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$8K -550 Closed
CA
434
Crewe Advisors
Utah
– -$4K -280 Closed
PG
435
Patten Group
Tennessee
– -$3K -235 Closed
MSFP
436
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
– -$3K -200 Closed
CBT
437
Central Bank & Trust
Kentucky
– -$3K -180 Closed
WEC
438
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
– -$2K -100 Closed
CA
439
Claro Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$1K -50 Closed
ACM
440
AlphaStar Capital Management
North Carolina
– +$380 +26 +0.2%
CAM
441
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
– +$202K +13,859 New
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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.