iShares Silver Trust
666 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.03B invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 182 increasing their positions, 229 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.
47% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.7B | Put options by funds: $2.51B
8% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 13 (+1)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 693 → 666 (-27)
4.25% less ownership
Funds ownership: 26.51% → 22.25% (-4.3%)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 182 | Existing positions reduced: 229
23% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 74
28% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.82B → $2.03B (-$785M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$16.6M |
| 2 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$10.6M |
| 3 |
AAM
Alphadyne Asset Management
New York
|
+$10.5M |
| 4 |
SC
Sagil Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$6.19M |
| 5 |
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Topeka,
Kansas
|
+$5.44M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$131M |
| 2 |
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$106M |
| 3 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$85.1M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$62.2M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$25.8M |
SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review
666 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $2.03B — down 28% from $2.82B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 74 funds closed out of SLV and 57 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 229 trimmed existing stakes and 182 added.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $16.6M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $131M.
- 666 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q3 2022, down from 693 in Q2 2022.
- Funds reported $2.03B of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q3 2022, down 28% quarter-over-quarter.
- 57 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q3 2022 and 74 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q3 2022 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $16.6M added.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q3 2022 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $131M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.