iShares Silver Trust
297 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.08B invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 96 increasing their positions, 98 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.
104% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.47B | Put options by funds: $719M
2.49% more ownership
Funds ownership: 15.83% → 18.32% (+2.5%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.09B → $1.08B (-$14.9M)
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 96 | Existing positions reduced: 98
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 308 → 297 (-11)
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 39
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$67.2M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$41.9M |
| 3 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
+$27.4M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$21.6M |
| 5 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
+$18.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$28.7M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$9.17M |
| 3 |
ICM
Ionic Capital Management
New York
|
-$5.92M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$4.68M |
| 5 |
FAAM
First Allied Asset Management
San Diego,
California
|
-$3.41M |
SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
297 of the 3,455 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $1.08B — down 1.4% from $1.09B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 39 funds closed out of SLV and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 98 trimmed existing stakes and 96 added.
The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $67.2M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $28.7M.
- 297 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q3 2014, down from 308 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $1.08B of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q3 2014, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 32 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q3 2014 and 39 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q3 2014 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $67.2M added.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q3 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $28.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.