iShares Silver Trust
736 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.57B invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 155 funds opening new positions, 161 increasing their positions, 225 reducing their positions, and 64 closing their positions.
142% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 155 | Existing positions closed: 64
62% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 21 (+8)
44% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.93B | Put options by funds: $2.73B
26% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.04B → $2.57B (+$524M)
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 664 → 736 (+72)
0.7% more ownership
Funds ownership: 22.24% → 22.93% (+0.7%)
28% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 161 | Existing positions reduced: 225
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$41.4M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$26.4M |
| 3 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$17.2M |
| 4 |
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
North Little Rock,
Arkansas
|
+$15.6M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$14.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$48.5M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$37.5M |
| 3 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$22.1M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$19.8M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$13M |
SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
736 of the 6,237 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $2.57B — up 26% from $2.04B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 155 funds opened new SLV positions and 64 closed out — a net gain of 91 holders — while 161 added to existing stakes and 225 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $41.4M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $48.5M.
- 736 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q4 2022, up from 664 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $2.57B of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q4 2022, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 155 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q4 2022 and 64 closed out, a net change of +91 holders.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q4 2022 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $41.4M added.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q4 2022 was UBS Group, an estimated $48.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.