iShares Silver Trust $SLV Shares Sold by Bard Associates Inc.

Bard Associates Inc. decreased its position in shares of iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV) by 51.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,260 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 9,819 shares during the period. Bard Associates Inc.’s holdings in iShares Silver Trust were worth $597,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of SLV. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its position in iShares Silver Trust by 12.7% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,786,172 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $118,050,000 after purchasing an additional 313,816 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in iShares Silver Trust by 27.3% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,676,218 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $113,391,000 after purchasing an additional 573,660 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can raised its position in iShares Silver Trust by 505.8% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 2,218,970 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $142,946,000 after purchasing an additional 1,852,688 shares in the last quarter. Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV raised its position in iShares Silver Trust by 82.5% in the 4th quarter. Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV now owns 1,824,479 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $117,533,000 after purchasing an additional 824,589 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares Silver Trust by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,750,124 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $74,153,000 after purchasing an additional 94,521 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Silver Trust Price Performance

SLV stock opened at $61.29 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $34.69 billion, a P/E ratio of -8.51 and a beta of 0.45. The business’s 50-day moving average is $68.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $69.53. iShares Silver Trust has a 1 year low of $32.06 and a 1 year high of $109.83.

About iShares Silver Trust

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.