iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV) Shares Gap Down to $28.53

iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV – Get Free Report)’s stock price gapped down before the market opened on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $28.53, but opened at $27.29. iShares Silver Trust shares last traded at $27.17, with a volume of 3,797,508 shares.

iShares Silver Trust Price Performance

The firm’s 50 day moving average is $26.18 and its 200 day moving average is $23.19. The firm has a market cap of $12.52 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.01 and a beta of 0.43.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Silver Trust during the third quarter valued at approximately $70,000. Trust Co. of Vermont increased its holdings in iShares Silver Trust by 88.4% during the third quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 8,525 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $173,000 after buying an additional 4,000 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Silver Trust by 11.4% during the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,298,815 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,288,000 after buying an additional 132,729 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares Silver Trust by 2,203.2% during the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 236,727 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,156,000 after buying an additional 226,449 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares Silver Trust by 74.5% during the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 30,225 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $658,000 after buying an additional 12,907 shares during the last quarter.

About iShares Silver Trust

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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.

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