iShares Silver Trust
SLV
736 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.6B invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 204 increasing their positions, 225 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.
87% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.61B | Put options by funds: $2.47B
18% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 79
0.25% more ownership
Funds ownership: 22.93% → 23.19% (+0.25%)
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 737 → 736 (-1)
3% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $433M | Capital outflows: $445M
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 204 | Existing positions reduced: 225
29% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 15 (-6)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$50.8M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$41.3M |
| 3 |
Simplicity Solutions
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$27.2M |
| 4 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$23.2M |
| 5 |
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$20.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deer Park Road Corp
Steamboat Springs,
Colorado
|
-$91.1M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$40.3M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$28.9M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$27.9M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$19.3M |
SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review
736 of the 6,289 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $2.6B — up 1.1% from $2.57B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 93 funds opened new SLV positions and 79 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 204 added to existing stakes and 225 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $50.8M. The largest seller was Deer Park Road Corp, exiting entirely with an estimated $91.1M sold.
- 736 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q1 2023, down from 737 in Q4 2022.
- Funds reported $2.6B of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q1 2023, up 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 93 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q1 2023 and 79 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q1 2023 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $50.8M added.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q1 2023 was Deer Park Road Corp, an estimated $91.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.