iShares Silver Trust
666 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.27B invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 201 increasing their positions, 211 reducing their positions, and 121 closing their positions.
18% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.07B | Put options by funds: $2.61B
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 201 | Existing positions reduced: 211
3.97% less ownership
Funds ownership: 30.39% → 26.42% (-4%)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 742 → 666 (-76)
24% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 13 (-4)
28% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.55B → $3.27B (-$1.28B)
55% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 121
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AIMCA
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada
|
+$54.5M |
| 2 |
PAG
Private Advisor Group
Morristown,
New Jersey
|
+$38.4M |
| 3 |
GC
Greenlight Capital
New York
|
+$35M |
| 4 |
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$22.5M |
| 5 |
MD
Money Design
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$21.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BM
Baymount Management
Miami,
Florida
|
-$206M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$77.8M |
| 3 |
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
|
-$77.5M |
| 4 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$65.3M |
| 5 |
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$57.9M |
SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review
666 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $3.27B — down 28% from $4.55B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 121 funds closed out of SLV and 55 opened new positions — a net loss of 66 holders — while 211 trimmed existing stakes and 201 added.
The largest buyer was Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo), adding an estimated $54.5M. The largest seller was Baymount Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $206M sold.
- 666 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q3 2021, down from 742 in Q2 2021.
- Funds reported $3.27B of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q3 2021, down 28% quarter-over-quarter.
- 55 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q3 2021 and 121 closed out, a net change of -66 holders.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q3 2021 was Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo), an estimated $54.5M added.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q3 2021 was Baymount Management, an estimated $206M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.