iShares Silver Trust
359 hedge funds and large institutions have $930M invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 113 increasing their positions, 93 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.
119% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $529M | Put options by funds: $241M
22% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 113 | Existing positions reduced: 93
0.38% more ownership
Funds ownership: 15.98% → 16.36% (+0.38%)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $976M → $930M (-$46M)
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 31
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 366 → 359 (-7)
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$87.1M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$19.3M |
| 3 |
PP
Paloma Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$17.4M |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$11.5M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$11.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$56.4M |
| 2 |
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
-$30.6M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$14.8M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$13.7M |
| 5 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
-$7.89M |
SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
359 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $930M — down 4.7% from $976M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 31 funds closed out of SLV and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 93 trimmed existing stakes and 113 added.
The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $87.1M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $56.4M.
- 359 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q2 2017, down from 366 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $930M of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q2 2017, down 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q2 2017 and 31 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q2 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $87.1M added.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q2 2017 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $56.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.