iShares Silver Trust
489 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.03B invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 100 funds opening new positions, 154 increasing their positions, 111 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.
155% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.16B | Put options by funds: $1.24B
107% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 29 (+15)
85% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 100 | Existing positions closed: 54
68% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.2B → $2.03B (+$824M)
39% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 154 | Existing positions reduced: 111
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 446 → 489 (+43)
0.94% more ownership
Funds ownership: 21.75% → 22.69% (+0.94%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$85.9M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$82.9M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$68.3M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$50.1M |
| 5 |
PAG
Private Advisor Group
Morristown,
New Jersey
|
+$40.7M |
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
489 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $2.03B — up 68% from $1.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 100 funds opened new SLV positions and 54 closed out — a net gain of 46 holders — while 154 added to existing stakes and 111 trimmed.
The largest buyer was CTC (Chicago Trading Company), opening a new position worth an estimated $85.9M. The largest seller was Twin Tree Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $85.5M sold.
- 489 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q2 2020, up from 446 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $2.03B of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q2 2020, up 68% quarter-over-quarter.
- 100 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q2 2020 and 54 closed out, a net change of +46 holders.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q2 2020 was CTC (Chicago Trading Company), an estimated $85.9M 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.