abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:SIVR) Trading 5.4% Higher – Here’s What Happened

abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:SIVR)’s share price shot up 5.4% during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $89.00 and last traded at $89.0510. 1,280,815 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 79% from the average session volume of 6,207,601 shares. The stock had previously closed at $84.49.

Trending Headlines about abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF

Here are the key news stories impacting abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF this week:

• Positive Sentiment: SIVR is highlighted as a low-cost physical silver proxy, which can attract investors seeking cheap exposure to silver bullion and support longer-term inflows. SIVR: The Cheapest ETF Proxy On Physical Silver
• Positive Sentiment: Short interest in SIVR fell sharply (~31% month-over-month), reducing explicit bearish positioning and potentially lowering sell-side pressure on the ETF. Lower short interest can be supportive for price stability. Short Interest Report
• Positive Sentiment: Macro and geopolitical themes (tariffs, US-Iran tensions) are driving safe-haven flows into gold and silver in FXEmpire forecasts, a tailwind for silver-backed ETFs like SIVR. Gold (XAUUSD) & Silver Price Forecast: Tariffs vs. Fed Policy – Gold’s $5,250 Break?
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-term market commentary shows silver slightly higher ahead of U.S. PPI — positive for immediate momentum but dependent on macro data outcomes. This is a near-term catalyst rather than a structural one. Gold price slightly up, silver higher ahead of U.S. PPI
• Neutral Sentiment: Performance retrospectives (e.g., return since 5 years) and macro forecasts provide context for investor interest but are unlikely to trigger immediate price moves by themselves. If You Invested $100 In abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF Stock 5 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today
• Negative Sentiment: A CME trading outage interrupted a major silver rally, derailing price discovery at a critical moment and sparking confusion and market suspicion—this directly suppressed liquidity and increased volatility for silver-related products including SIVR. CME outage derails silver rally at critical moment, sparking confusion, suspicion and outrage
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary around the CME halt (e.g., Peter Schiff) amplifies narrative risk and regulatory scrutiny; market confidence can be dented when trading halts coincide with big moves, pressuring near-term flows into silver ETFs. Peter Schiff: CME silver halt ‘better than telling the truth’ as prices surge past $90
• Negative Sentiment: Recent profit-taking episodes and short-term silver pullbacks (several market reports) increase volatility and could prompt temporary outflows from leveraged/short-horizon investors in SIVR. Gold (XAUUSD), Silver, Platinum Forecasts – Silver Dives 2.5% Amid Profit-Taking

abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF Stock Performance

The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $79.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $57.61.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in shares of abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 180,144 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,857,000 after buying an additional 3,465 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF by 33.8% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 205,506 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,071,000 after acquiring an additional 51,942 shares during the period. IFG Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF by 6.2% during the 2nd quarter. IFG Advisory LLC now owns 33,139 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,140,000 after purchasing an additional 1,932 shares during the last quarter. AMG National Trust Bank raised its holdings in shares of abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. AMG National Trust Bank now owns 588,862 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,263,000 after purchasing an additional 17,671 shares during the period. Finally, Haven Private LLC acquired a new stake in abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $360,000.

abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF Company Profile

ETFS Silver Trust (the Trust) is formed to own silver transferred to the Trust in exchange for shares issued by the Trust. The investment objective of the Trust is for the Shares to reflect the performance of the price of silver bullion, less the expenses of the Trust’s operations. ETFS Physical Silver Shares (the Shares) are issued by ETFS Silver Trust. The sponsor of the Trust is ETF Securities USA LLC.