iShares Silver Trust
369 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.48B invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 119 increasing their positions, 91 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
143% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $900M | Put options by funds: $370M
33% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.12B → $1.48B (+$366M)
31% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 119 | Existing positions reduced: 91
30% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 37
3.85% more ownership
Funds ownership: 17.35% → 21.2% (+3.9%)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 363 → 369 (+6)
21% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 11 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$143M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$122M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$78.4M |
| 4 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
+$40M |
| 5 |
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$27.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SF
Synovus Financial
Columbus,
Georgia
|
-$29M |
| 2 |
AAM
Alphadyne Asset Management
New York
|
-$15.8M |
| 3 |
AA
Antipodean Advisors
New York
|
-$15.2M |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$14.9M |
| 5 |
SI
Sensato Investors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$10.8M |
SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
369 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $1.48B — up 33% from $1.12B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new SLV positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 119 added to existing stakes and 91 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $143M. The largest seller was Synovus Financial, cutting an estimated $29M.
- 369 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q3 2016, up from 363 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $1.48B of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q3 2016, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
- 48 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q3 2016 and 37 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q3 2016 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $143M added.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q3 2016 was Synovus Financial, an estimated $29M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.