Ehrlich Financial Group reduced its holdings in iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV – Free Report) by 75.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 7,658 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 23,512 shares during the quarter. Ehrlich Financial Group’s holdings in iShares Silver Trust were worth $493,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Nexus Investment Management ULC lifted its stake in iShares Silver Trust by 50.0% in the third quarter. Nexus Investment Management ULC now owns 750 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares during the period. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in iShares Silver Trust in the third quarter valued at $32,000. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. purchased a new position in iShares Silver Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. ORG Partners LLC increased its position in iShares Silver Trust by 38.9% during the 3rd quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 1,125 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 315 shares during the period. Finally, Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. bought a new position in iShares Silver Trust in the 3rd quarter worth $50,000.
iShares Silver Trust News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting iShares Silver Trust this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Barron’s technical analysis suggests silver may be forming a bottom near $60 with a recommended entry around $61, which could attract tactical buyers into SLV if price holds that level. Silver May Soon Offer an Opportunity. When You See This Price, Buy.
- Positive Sentiment: Longer-term bullish narratives around scarce physical metal supply and structural demand (a “physical realignment” thesis) keep a bullish tailwind for silver prices over months/years, supporting SLV as a long-term hedge. The great physical realignment: Gold $10,000, silver $200, and the death of the paper market
- Neutral Sentiment: The Motley Fool asks whether SLV’s >40% pullback from highs creates a buying opportunity — useful for investors weighing value vs. momentum strategies but not an immediate catalyst. Down More Than 40% From Its High, Is Now the Time to Buy the iShares Silver Trust?
- Neutral Sentiment: FXEmpire notes geopolitical risk (Middle East tensions) can intermittently support precious metals, creating episodic upside for SLV if safe-haven flows resume — but Fed hawkishness remains the dominant near-term force. Gold (XAUUSD) & Silver Price Forecast: Middle East Tensions vs. Fed – Who Wins Gold?
- Negative Sentiment: WSJ explains the selloff as driven by rising inflation expectations and fading hopes for Fed rate cuts — macro forces pressuring SLV lower as real-rate uncertainty rises. Here’s What’s Behind the Selloff in Gold and Silver
- Negative Sentiment: CNBC and Kitco cite hot U.S. inflation/PPI prints and hawkish Fed expectations as direct triggers for the declines, making further short-term downside for SLV likely if inflation prints remain elevated. Gold and silver sell off as inflation fears grip global markets
- Negative Sentiment: Market headlines report silver has broken key technical levels (below $70) and entered a bear market, which can accelerate outflows from SLV as momentum strategies and leveraged positions unwind. Silver tumbles into bear market as $70 breaks, ‘rug pull’ fears grow
- Negative Sentiment: Precious-metals miners and related stocks are sliding on the price drop, signaling broader risk-off flows that often pressure metal ETFs like SLV. FTSE 350 precious metals miners slide as gold and silver prices retreat
iShares Silver Trust Trading Down 4.4%
iShares Silver Trust Profile
iShares Silver Trust (the Trust) owns silver transferred to the Trust in exchange for shares issued by the Trust. The Trust’s each share represents a fractional undivided beneficial interest in its net assets. The assets of the Trust consist of silver held by the Trust’s custodian on behalf of the Trust. The activities of the Trust are limited to issuing baskets of shares in exchange for the silver deposited with the custodian as consideration, selling silver as necessary to cover the sponsor’s fee, Trust expenses not assumed by the sponsor and other liabilities, and delivering silver in exchange for baskets of shares surrendered for redemption.
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