iShares Silver Trust
788 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.78B invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 106 funds opening new positions, 170 increasing their positions, 274 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.
77% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.9B | Put options by funds: $1.64B
38% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 77
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 769 → 788 (+19)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.67B → $2.78B (+$109M)
0.55% more ownership
Funds ownership: 25.85% → 26.4% (+0.55%)
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 15 (-3)
38% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 170 | Existing positions reduced: 274
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$224M |
| 2 |
NM
NWI Management
New York
|
+$112M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$40.8M |
| 4 |
SW
Simplicity Wealth
Summit,
New Jersey
|
+$34.9M |
| 5 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$31.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$174M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$147M |
| 3 |
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$112M |
| 4 |
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Topeka,
Kansas
|
-$27.9M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$20.8M |
SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review
788 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $2.78B — up 4.1% from $2.67B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 106 funds opened new SLV positions and 77 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 170 added to existing stakes and 274 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $224M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $174M.
- 788 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q1 2024, up from 769 in Q4 2023.
- Funds reported $2.78B of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q1 2024, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 106 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q1 2024 and 77 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q1 2024 was Jane Street, an estimated $224M added.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $174M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.