Cacti Asset Management LLC Sells 50,200 Shares of iShares Silver Trust $SLV

Cacti Asset Management LLC decreased its holdings in iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV) by 71.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 20,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 50,200 shares during the period. Cacti Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Silver Trust were worth $1,320,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Quadrature Capital Ltd grew its stake in shares of iShares Silver Trust by 1,691.5% in the third quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 960,353 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $40,681,000 after acquiring an additional 906,747 shares during the period. Guggenheim Capital LLC lifted its position in iShares Silver Trust by 1,557.6% during the second quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 914,527 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $30,006,000 after purchasing an additional 859,355 shares during the period. Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV lifted its position in iShares Silver Trust by 478.6% during the third quarter. Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV now owns 999,890 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $42,365,000 after purchasing an additional 827,089 shares during the period. 1832 Asset Management L.P. purchased a new stake in iShares Silver Trust in the second quarter worth approximately $26,643,000. Finally, Briaud Financial Planning Inc boosted its holdings in iShares Silver Trust by 5,493.2% in the third quarter. Briaud Financial Planning Inc now owns 621,064 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $26,314,000 after purchasing an additional 609,960 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Silver Trust Trading Down 4.1%

NYSEARCA:SLV opened at $68.70 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $37.82 billion, a PE ratio of -8.51 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $78.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $59.07. iShares Silver Trust has a 12 month low of $26.57 and a 12 month high of $109.83.

More iShares Silver Trust News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Long-term bullish physical-demand thesis — Kitco’s “great physical realignment” piece argues rising physical silver demand versus shrinking paper liquidity is a structural bullish driver for silver over the medium-to-long term. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Market positioning ahead of US data and the FOMC is creating two-way pressure — several previews note modest price pressure and a wait-and-see stance until PPI and the Fed statement resolve uncertainty. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Scenario-driven price forecasts — analysts outline competing scenarios (war-risk support vs. high-rate pressure) that leave short-term direction uncertain; these forks mean SLV may remain volatile around key technical levels. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Hot U.S. inflation print knocked down gold and silver as investors priced in a firmer Fed and higher real yields — direct downward pressure on SLV. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term sell-off in precious metals: FXEmpire and market reports show gold (and silver) falling sharply in intraday moves as oil spikes and risk flows recalibrate, feeding pressure into SLV. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Miners and metals-heavy instruments sold off as commodity prices tumbled amid oil and geopolitical moves — a sectorwide downshift often accelerates ETF outflows and weighs on SLV. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Technical and flow signals are unfavorable today: SLV is trading below its 50‑day moving average, volume is below its average, and short-term momentum has turned negative — this increases the chance of continued near-term weakness.

iShares Silver Trust Company 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.