iShares Silver Trust
740 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.33B invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 68 funds opening new positions, 172 increasing their positions, 260 reducing their positions, and 72 closing their positions.
121% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.1B | Put options by funds: $1.85B
0.8% less ownership
Funds ownership: 24.54% → 23.73% (-0.8%)
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 72
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 754 → 740 (-14)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.61B → $2.33B (-$281M)
18% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 14 (-3)
34% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 172 | Existing positions reduced: 260
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$83.3M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$15.1M |
| 3 |
Cerity Partners
New York
|
+$11.9M |
| 4 |
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
+$10.2M |
| 5 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$9.58M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$130M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$30.2M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$28.5M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$27M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$23M |
SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review
740 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $2.33B — down 11% from $2.61B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 72 funds closed out of SLV and 68 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 260 trimmed existing stakes and 172 added.
The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $83.3M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $130M sold.
- 740 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q3 2023, down from 754 in Q2 2023.
- Funds reported $2.33B of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q3 2023, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 68 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q3 2023 and 72 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q3 2023 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $83.3M added.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q3 2023 was Jane Street, an estimated $130M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.