iShares Silver Trust $SLV Shares Sold by Benjamin Edwards Inc.

Benjamin Edwards Inc. trimmed its stake in iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV) by 15.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 42,320 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 7,877 shares during the quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc.’s holdings in iShares Silver Trust were worth $2,726,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vantage Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in iShares Silver Trust in the third quarter valued at $489,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in iShares Silver Trust by 14.6% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 242,573 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,525,000 after purchasing an additional 30,915 shares during the last quarter. D.B. Root & Company LLC acquired a new position in iShares Silver Trust in the third quarter valued at $370,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in iShares Silver Trust by 20.0% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,646,056 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $69,743,000 after purchasing an additional 273,913 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants LLC acquired a new position in iShares Silver Trust in the third quarter valued at $235,000.

iShares Silver Trust News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting iShares Silver Trust this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Gold and silver received short‑term support after Treasury yields pulled back, which can help SLV by reducing the opportunity cost of holding non‑yielding metals. Gold (XAUUSD), Silver, Platinum Forecasts – Gold Moves Higher As Treasury Yields Pull Back
• Positive Sentiment: Ongoing Gulf/Strait of Hormuz risk lifted safe‑haven flows intermittently, helping silver demand despite mixed data on the dollar. Such geopolitical spikes can prompt short‑term inflows into SLV. Gold firms, silver gains as traders weigh Hormuz risk, dollar firmness
• Neutral Sentiment: A conditional US‑Iran truce eased immediate Hormuz disruption fears, which reduces near‑term safe‑haven demand for silver, but central‑bank purchases (notably China) continue to provide baseline support—result: mixed pressure on SLV. Gold (XAUUSD) & Silver Price Forecast: Truce Eases Tensions — Will $4500 Hold or Collapse?
• Neutral Sentiment: Dislocations in the silver futures curve (AGQ backwardation and a delivery squeeze) have amplified volatility—this can boost short‑term prices but raises delivery/default risk that could reverberate through physical‑backed ETFs like SLV. AGQ’s Backwardation Squeeze Could Trigger a Delivery Default That Whipsaws Silver
• Negative Sentiment: Stronger U.S. economic data and firmer Treasury yields have pressured precious metals generally, weakening SLV as investors favor yield‑bearing assets over bullion. Gold, silver slide as stronger U.S. data, firmer yields pressure metals
• Negative Sentiment: Rate‑fear headlines (30‑year yield spikes toward 5.1%) and technical breakdowns have driven sector selling and weaker flows into gold/silver ETFs, weighing on SLV liquidity and price. Gold Slides, 30-Year Yield Hits 5.1% as Rate Fears Take Over
• Negative Sentiment: ETF competition and tracking differences drew attention after an analysis showed SIVR outperforming SLV, a factor that could divert flows away from SLV if investors shift to alternatives. SIVR Beats SLV. Here Is Why.

iShares Silver Trust Trading Down 0.0%

iShares Silver Trust stock opened at $65.91 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.31 billion, a P/E ratio of -8.51 and a beta of 0.45. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $70.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $65.13. iShares Silver Trust has a 52 week low of $29.09 and a 52 week high of $109.83.

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.