iShares Silver Trust
935 hedge funds and large institutions have $5B invested in iShares Silver Trust in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 144 funds opening new positions, 318 increasing their positions, 238 reducing their positions, and 105 closing their positions.
79% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.35B | Put options by funds: $3.55B
37% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 144 | Existing positions closed: 105
34% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 318 | Existing positions reduced: 238
32% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.79B → $5B (+$1.21B)
5.27% more ownership
Funds ownership: 25.92% → 31.19% (+5.3%)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 914 → 935 (+21)
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 17 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$448M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$209M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$92.8M |
| 4 |
National Bank of Canada
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$51.1M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$48.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
QC
Quadrature Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$91.1M |
| 2 |
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$59.2M |
| 3 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$48.9M |
| 4 |
TIM
Total Investment Management
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
-$29.3M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$21.8M |
SLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review
935 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $5B — up 32% from $3.79B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 144 funds opened new SLV positions and 105 closed out — a net gain of 39 holders — while 318 added to existing stakes and 238 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $448M. The largest seller was Quadrature Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $91.1M sold.
- 935 institutional investors held iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as of Q4 2024, up from 914 in Q3 2024.
- Funds reported $5B of iShares Silver Trust stock for Q4 2024, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
- 144 funds opened new iShares Silver Trust positions in Q4 2024 and 105 closed out, a net change of +39 holders.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust buyer in Q4 2024 was Jane Street, an estimated $448M added.
- The largest iShares Silver Trust seller in Q4 2024 was Quadrature Capital, an estimated $91.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.