iShares Silver Trust
319 hedge funds and large institutions have $864M invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
200% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 6 (+4)
38% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $746M | Put options by funds: $540M
0.61% more ownership
Funds ownership: 16.18% → 16.79% (+0.61%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 89
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $884M → $864M (-$20.2M)
3% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 32
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 326 → 319 (-7)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
KL
KGH Ltd
Nassau,
Bahamas
|
+$31.9M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$26.7M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$20.1M |
| 4 |
GLI
Guardian Life Insurance
New York
|
+$11.2M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$10.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$76M |
| 2 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$11.2M |
| 3 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
-$9.65M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$9.59M |
| 5 |
ICM
Ionic Capital Management
New York
|
-$8.16M |
SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
319 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $864M — down 2.3% from $884M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of SLV and 31 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 89 trimmed existing stakes and 89 added.
The largest buyer was KGH Ltd, adding an estimated $31.9M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $76M.
- 319 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q2 2015, down from 326 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $864M of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q2 2015, down 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q2 2015 and 32 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q2 2015 was KGH Ltd, an estimated $31.9M added.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q2 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $76M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.