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iShares Silver Trust
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689 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.72B invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 160 funds opening new positions, 229 increasing their positions, 164 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

196% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 160 | Existing positions closed: 54

106% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.4B | Put options by funds: $3.59B

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 229 | Existing positions reduced: 164

35% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 → 27 (+7)

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 591 → 689 (+98)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.29B → $3.72B (+$423M)

0.66% less ownership

Funds ownership: 25.63% → 24.97% (-0.66%)

Holders
689
Holders Change
+98
Holders Change %
+16.58%
% of All Funds
12.19%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+35%
% of All Funds
0.48%
New
160
Increased
229
Reduced
164
Closed
54
Calls
$7.4B
Puts
$3.59B
Net Calls
+$3.81B
Net Calls Change
+$724M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$112M
2
WMSA
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
+$57.6M
3
Baillie Gifford & Co
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
+$57M
4
Fifth Third Bancorp
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
+$51.9M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$44.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$97.1M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$89.4M
3
OU
Optiver US
Illinois
-$75.5M
4
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
-$73.8M
5
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
-$48.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WANY
426
Wealthspire Advisors (New York)
New York
$284K +$263K +11,560 New
NFG
427
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$284K +$263K +11,575 New
FCM
428
Firestone Capital Management
Florida
$282K – – –
SCM
429
Schnieders Capital Management
California
$282K +$5.69K +250 +2%
GEA
430
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$281K +$60.7K +2,671 +31%
PAS
431
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$280K +$259K +11,381 New
CAMG
432
CWA Asset Management Group
Florida
$280K +$259K +11,385 New
FFS
433
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$278K +$257K +11,305 New
AWM
434
Aevitas Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$273K -$22.7K -1,000 -8%
WSFS
435
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$273K +$30.3K +1,332 +14%
SAM
436
S.A. Mason
Michigan
$273K +$31.5K +1,385 +14%
WA
437
Wealth Architects
California
$270K – – –
OPW
438
Oxler Private Wealth
New York
$270K +$136K +6,000 New
MGIA
439
Moneta Group Investment Advisors
Missouri
$268K +$25.3K +1,111 +11%
1WA
440
180 Wealth Advisors
Washington
$265K +$258K +11,352 New
MYIA
441
Mount Yale Investment Advisors
Colorado
$264K – – –
WP
442
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
$264K +$244K +10,746 New
AGA
443
Arkos Global Advisors
Texas
$263K – – –
LA
444
LVW Advisors
New York
$263K +$244K +10,707 New
TAM
445
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$260K +$4.55K +200 +2%
RFM
446
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$260K +$11.8K +520 +5%
EWM
447
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$258K – – –
PWS
448
Private Wealth Strategies
Ohio
$258K +$10.1K +445 +4%
EP
449
Eudaimonia Partners
Tennessee
$256K +$112K +4,919 +89%
AAM
450
Azzad Asset Management
Virginia
$256K – – –
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SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

689 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $3.72B — up 13% from $3.29B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 160 funds opened new SLV positions and 54 closed out — a net gain of 106 holders — while 229 added to existing stakes and 164 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $112M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $97.1M.

  • 689 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q4 2020, up from 591 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $3.72B of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q4 2020, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 160 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q4 2020 and 54 closed out, a net change of +106 holders.
  • The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q4 2020 was Jane Street, an estimated $112M added.
  • The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q4 2020 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $97.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.