iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV) Trading Down 6.3% – Here’s What Happened

iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV)’s stock price traded down 6.3% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $69.68 and last traded at $70.65. 83,221,466 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 48% from the average session volume of 159,795,125 shares. The stock had previously closed at $75.44.

iShares Silver Trust News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: UBS says last week’s sharp drop looks like a correction, not the end of the bull market, which could support longer‑term inflows into silver ETFs. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Billionaire investor Thomas Kaplan characterized the slump as short‑term volatility and reiterated a multi‑year bullish view for precious metals, signaling some deep-pocketed investors may hold and even add to positions. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: SLV had recently hit all‑time highs after a parabolic surge; that prior momentum explains why the current pullback is so large on a percentage basis. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentators describe choppy, volatile price action and initial partial recoveries — indicating the move could still see sharp intraday swings before a sustained trend is set. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Silver suffered a historic one‑day collapse (double‑digit percentage moves), driving SLV’s shares sharply lower as holders rushed for the exit; the speed of the sell‑off amplified ETF outflows and volatility. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and reports link the rout to macro policy risk — President Trump’s pick of Kevin Warsh for Fed chair lifted the dollar and prompted a liquidity‑squeeze narrative that hit liquid safe‑haven assets like silver. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage shows mining stocks and commodity‑linked assets also plunged, signaling broad commodity selling pressure rather than an idiosyncratic ETF move — bad for SLV until metal prices stabilize. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Reporting notes SLV experienced its largest percentage decline on record during the sell‑off, underscoring elevated technical selling and potential redemption/liquidity stress for the ETF. Read More.

iShares Silver Trust Stock Down 2.4%

The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $68.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $49.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $41.38 billion, a PE ratio of -8.51 and a beta of 0.38.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Silver Trust

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. TBH Global Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Silver Trust by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. TBH Global Asset Management LLC now owns 6,820 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $439,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in iShares Silver Trust by 23.4% in the fourth quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 686 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors boosted its stake in iShares Silver Trust by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors now owns 10,737 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $692,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC grew its holdings in iShares Silver Trust by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 10,112 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $651,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealthstar Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Silver Trust by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Wealthstar Advisors LLC now owns 5,237 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $337,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the last quarter.

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. 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.