iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV) Shares Gap Up – Should You Buy?

iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV) gapped up before the market opened on Wednesday . The stock had previously closed at $78.60, but opened at $83.34. iShares Silver Trust shares last traded at $82.4820, with a volume of 40,564,336 shares trading hands.

Key Stories Impacting iShares Silver Trust

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

• Positive Sentiment: Retail investors have poured a record amount of cash into silver ETFs, creating heavy inflows that have supported SLV’s rally and ETF liquidity. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analyses point to structural supply constraints (much silver is a base‑metal byproduct) and rising industrial demand from EVs and solar, which could support higher silver prices over the coming years and benefit SLV. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Silver’s multi‑hundred percent advance over the past year and SLV reaching new highs have reinforced momentum trading and ETF flows into SLV. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Research mentions and analyst features (Zacks) are highlighting SLV, which can boost visibility but may not immediately change price direction. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports of trading losses by short positions (TD Securities) signal squeeze dynamics in the market, a technical factor that can amplify volatility without changing fundamentals. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Short‑term profit‑taking is exerting downward pressure on prices after the sharp rally, prompting a pullback in SLV as investors lock in gains. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage notes a pullback from record highs as traders trim exposure; headlines and reduced tariff risk have also removed some upside catalysts. Article Title

iShares Silver Trust Stock Down 2.8%

The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.59 billion, a PE ratio of -8.51 and a beta of 0.38.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Silver Trust

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC purchased a new position in iShares Silver Trust during the second quarter valued at $162,217,000. Quadrature Capital Ltd increased its stake in shares of iShares Silver Trust by 1,691.5% in the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. GLOBALT Investments LLC GA purchased a new position in iShares Silver Trust during the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,459,000. Guggenheim Capital LLC boosted its stake 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 worth $30,006,000 after acquiring an additional 859,355 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV boosted its stake 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 worth $42,365,000 after acquiring an additional 827,089 shares in 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.