iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV) Shares Acquired by Sprott Inc.

Sprott Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV) by 2.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 260,594 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,488 shares during the quarter. Sprott Inc.’s holdings in iShares Silver Trust were worth $6,861,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new position in shares of iShares Silver Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at about $91,122,000. Toronto Dominion Bank increased its position in iShares Silver Trust by 18.6% during the third quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 2,283,806 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $64,883,000 after purchasing an additional 358,806 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can increased its position in iShares Silver Trust by 258.4% during the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,900,679 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $54,854,000 after purchasing an additional 1,370,298 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC raised its stake in iShares Silver Trust by 3.6% during the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 765,406 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $21,745,000 after purchasing an additional 26,281 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Silver Trust by 29.8% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 760,146 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $20,015,000 after purchasing an additional 174,501 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Silver Trust Stock Down 2.1 %

SLV stock opened at $28.83 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $13.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.33 and a beta of 0.74. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $28.03 and a 200-day simple moving average of $28.09. iShares Silver Trust has a 52 week low of $20.45 and a 52 week high of $31.80.

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.