iShares Silver Trust
363 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.12B invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 120 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.
113% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $686M | Put options by funds: $322M
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 14 (+7)
64% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 120 | Existing positions reduced: 73
61% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 41
34% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $834M → $1.12B (+$281M)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 342 → 363 (+21)
0.92% more ownership
Funds ownership: 16.44% → 17.35% (+0.92%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$48.7M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$43.7M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$18.6M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$16.5M |
| 5 |
AAM
Alphadyne Asset Management
New York
|
+$15.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
-$74.9M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$44.3M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$35M |
| 4 |
KL
KGH Ltd
Nassau,
Bahamas
|
-$14.3M |
| 5 |
PP
Paloma Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$9.6M |
SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
363 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.12B — up 34% from $834M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new SLV positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 120 added to existing stakes and 73 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $48.7M. The largest seller was AssetMark Inc, cutting an estimated $74.9M.
- 363 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q2 2016, up from 342 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $1.12B of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q2 2016, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
- 66 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q2 2016 and 41 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q2 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $48.7M added.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q2 2016 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $74.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.