iShares Silver Trust
396 hedge funds and large institutions have $715M invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 110 increasing their positions, 106 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.
78% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $638M | Put options by funds: $359M
7% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 46
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 110 | Existing positions reduced: 106
0.29% more ownership
Funds ownership: 14.83% → 15.12% (+0.29%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 398 → 396 (-2)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $727M → $715M (-$11.9M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OU
Optiver US
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$19.3M |
| 2 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$16.2M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$10.8M |
| 4 |
MFM
MD Financial Management
Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$9.66M |
| 5 |
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
|
+$7.01M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$22.9M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$13M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$11.9M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$10.2M |
| 5 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$7.92M |
SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
396 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $715M — down 1.6% from $727M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new SLV positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 110 added to existing stakes and 106 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Optiver US, opening a new position worth an estimated $19.3M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $22.9M.
- 396 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q1 2019, down from 398 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $715M of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q1 2019, down 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 49 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q1 2019 and 46 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q1 2019 was Optiver US, an estimated $19.3M added.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q1 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $22.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.