iShares Silver Trust
755 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.61B invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 243 increasing their positions, 197 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.
120% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.3B | Put options by funds: $1.96B
62% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $502M | Capital outflows: $310M
39% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 59
23% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 243 | Existing positions reduced: 197
13% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 17 (+2)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 736 → 755 (+19)
1.35% more ownership
Funds ownership: 23.19% → 24.54% (+1.4%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$56.5M |
| 2 |
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$35.8M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$29.5M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$24.3M |
| 5 |
National Bank of Canada
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$20M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$43.8M |
| 2 |
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Austin,
Texas
|
-$31M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$21.4M |
| 4 |
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
|
-$20.8M |
| 5 |
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$20.8M |
SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review
755 of the 6,389 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $2.61B — up 0.5% from $2.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 82 funds opened new SLV positions and 59 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 243 added to existing stakes and 197 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $56.5M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $43.8M.
- 755 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q2 2023, up from 736 in Q1 2023.
- Funds reported $2.61B of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q2 2023, up 0.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 82 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q2 2023 and 59 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q2 2023 was Jane Street, an estimated $56.5M added.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q2 2023 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $43.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.