iShares Silver Trust
SLV
690 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.66B invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 161 funds opening new positions, 229 increasing their positions, 164 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.
198% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 161 | Existing positions closed: 54
115% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.56B | Put options by funds: $3.05B
40% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 229 | Existing positions reduced: 164
35% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 20 → 27 (+7)
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 591 → 690 (+99)
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.18B → $3.66B (+$484M)
0.11% less ownership
Funds ownership: 24.71% → 24.61% (-0.11%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$112M |
| 2 |
WMSA
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
|
+$57.6M |
| 3 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$57M |
| 4 |
Fifth Third Bancorp
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
+$51.9M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$44.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$97.1M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$89.4M |
| 3 |
OU
Optiver US
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$75.5M |
| 4 |
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$48.6M |
| 5 |
Twin Tree Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$34.8M |
SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review
690 of the 5,676 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $3.66B — up 15% from $3.18B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 161 funds opened new SLV positions and 54 closed out — a net gain of 107 holders — while 229 added to existing stakes and 164 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $112M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $97.1M.
- 690 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q4 2020, up from 591 in Q3 2020.
- Funds reported $3.66B of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q4 2020, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 161 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q4 2020 and 54 closed out, a net change of +107 holders.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q4 2020 was Jane Street, an estimated $112M added.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q4 2020 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $97.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.