Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Grows Position in iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV)

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV) by 75.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 152,792 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 65,558 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares Silver Trust were worth $4,023,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SLV. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in iShares Silver Trust during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $91,122,000. Toronto Dominion Bank lifted its position in iShares Silver Trust by 18.6% during the 3rd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 2,283,806 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $64,883,000 after acquiring an additional 358,806 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position in iShares Silver Trust by 258.4% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,900,679 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $54,854,000 after acquiring an additional 1,370,298 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its position in iShares Silver Trust by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 1,875,896 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $53,294,000 after acquiring an additional 30,116 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in iShares Silver Trust by 14.5% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 935,476 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $24,856,000 after acquiring an additional 118,715 shares during the period.

iShares Silver Trust Trading Down 1.5 %

iShares Silver Trust stock opened at $27.61 on Monday. iShares Silver Trust has a twelve month low of $20.07 and a twelve month high of $31.80. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $27.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of $27.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.01 and a beta of 0.43.

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.