iShares Silver Trust
315 hedge funds and large institutions have $713M invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.
37% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $600M | Put options by funds: $440M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)
3% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 34
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 319 → 315 (-4)
1.39% less ownership
Funds ownership: 16.79% → 15.4% (-1.4%)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 97
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $864M → $713M (-$151M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$11.1M |
| 2 |
SAMH
Shanda Asset Management Holdings
Tortola,,
British Virgin Islands
|
+$10.8M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$6.41M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$6.19M |
| 5 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$5.55M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
KL
KGH Ltd
Nassau,
Bahamas
|
-$24.8M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$22.5M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$20.7M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$11.8M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$9.5M |
SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
315 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $713M — down 17% from $864M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of SLV and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 97 trimmed existing stakes and 85 added.
The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $11.1M. The largest seller was KGH Ltd, cutting an estimated $24.8M.
- 315 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q3 2015, down from 319 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $713M of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q3 2015, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q3 2015 and 34 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q3 2015 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $11.1M added.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q3 2015 was KGH Ltd, an estimated $24.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.