iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Here’s Why

Shares of iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV) saw unusually-high trading volume on Tuesday . Approximately 30,847,445 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 12% from the previous session’s volume of 27,593,211 shares.The stock last traded at $68.7580 and had previously closed at $66.01.

iShares Silver Trust News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strong 1‑year performance and retail interest are driving inflows into silver exposure, boosting SLV’s demand. iShares Silver Trust SLV 1-Year Surge: Transforming $10,000 into $26,600 as Silver Surpasses Gold
• Positive Sentiment: SLV is clawing back losses after a sharp sell-off as traders buy the dip and liquidity returns to the metal. Silver Rebounds After Sharp Sell-Off: What’s Going On?
• Neutral Sentiment: Major banks and analysts expect continued volatility but stop short of calling this a structural bubble, suggesting episodic swings for SLV rather than a clear trend reversal. Silver will see more volatility, but the market is not in a bubble – Société Générale
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage noting silver’s valuation extremes (e.g., trading pricier than oil by barrel-equivalent) highlights uncertainty over sustainability of current levels — important context but not an immediate trade signal. An Ounce of Silver Costs More Than a Barrel of Oil. That’s Not Normal.
• Negative Sentiment: Earlier sharp sell-offs and intraday flash‑crash style moves have triggered rapid outflows and margin liquidations in leveraged products, raising short-term downside risk for SLV if volatility resurges. Silver’s Sharp Plunge: Bitcoin-Style Flash Crash or Healthy Pullback Before $100?
• Negative Sentiment: Large ETFs experienced extreme intraday weakness (one report called it the worst day in years), which can spook investors and prolong volatility-driven redemptions from SLV. Big Silver ETF on Track for Worst Day in Five Years

iShares Silver Trust Trading Up 4.8%

The stock has a market capitalization of $37.25 billion, a PE ratio of -8.51 and a beta of 0.38. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $50.94 and its 200-day moving average price is $41.89.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Silver Trust in the 2nd quarter valued at about $162,217,000. Meitav Investment House Ltd. lifted its position in iShares Silver Trust by 5.4% during the second quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. now owns 2,972,600 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $97,589,000 after acquiring an additional 152,600 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its stake in iShares Silver Trust by 12.7% in the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,786,172 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $118,050,000 after acquiring an additional 313,816 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in iShares Silver Trust by 27.3% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,676,218 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $113,391,000 after acquiring an additional 573,660 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its holdings in iShares Silver Trust by 1.3% in the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,023,406 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $85,732,000 after purchasing an additional 26,710 shares during the last quarter.

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.