iShares Silver Trust
490 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.93B invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 101 funds opening new positions, 154 increasing their positions, 111 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.
156% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.86B | Put options by funds: $1.12B
107% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 29 (+15)
91% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 101 | Existing positions closed: 53
61% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.2B → $1.93B (+$730M)
39% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 154 | Existing positions reduced: 111
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 445 → 490 (+45)
0.13% less ownership
Funds ownership: 21.75% → 21.62% (-0.13%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$82.9M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$68.3M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$50.1M |
| 4 |
PAG
Private Advisor Group
Morristown,
New Jersey
|
+$40.7M |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$35.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Twin Tree Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$85.5M |
| 2 |
OU
Optiver US
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$71.1M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$47.7M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$40.9M |
| 5 |
Belvedere Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$34.3M |
SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
490 of the 4,888 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $1.93B — up 61% from $1.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 101 funds opened new SLV positions and 53 closed out — a net gain of 48 holders — while 154 added to existing stakes and 111 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $82.9M. The largest seller was Twin Tree Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $85.5M sold.
- 490 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q2 2020, up from 445 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $1.93B of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q2 2020, up 61% quarter-over-quarter.
- 101 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q2 2020 and 53 closed out, a net change of +48 holders.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q2 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $82.9M added.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q2 2020 was Twin Tree Management, an estimated $85.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.