Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA Increases Stock Holdings in iShares Silver Trust $SLV

Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA increased its position in shares of iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV) by 447.7% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 156,784 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 128,160 shares during the quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA’s holdings in iShares Silver Trust were worth $10,100,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Silver Trust by 12.7% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,786,172 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $118,050,000 after buying an additional 313,816 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings 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 during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted 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 valued at $85,732,000 after acquiring an additional 26,710 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares Silver Trust by 5.7% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,750,124 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $74,153,000 after acquiring an additional 94,521 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in iShares Silver Trust by 20.0% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,646,056 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $69,743,000 after acquiring an additional 273,913 shares during the last quarter.

Trending Headlines about iShares Silver Trust

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

• Positive Sentiment: Barron’s technical analysis flags a potential bottom near $60 and recommends a target entry around $61, which could attract bargain hunters into SLV if silver tests that level. Silver May Soon Offer an Opportunity. When You See This Price, Buy.
• Neutral Sentiment: Longer‑term narratives about a “physical realignment” and bullish supply/demand scenarios for precious metals remain in the background but are speculative and unlikely to halt a near‑term SLV decline. The great physical realignment: Gold $10,000, silver $200, and the death of the paper market
• Neutral Sentiment: Precious‑metals miners’ share weakness (FTSE miner moves) reflects metal price pain but doesn’t change SLV’s direct exposure to silver bullion; miner selloffs may amplify sentiment swings but are secondary to bullion flows. FTSE 350 precious metals miners slide as gold and silver prices retreat
• Negative Sentiment: CNBC reports silver extended losses even as gold rebounded slightly — continued volatility in oil and macro data has traders rotating out of silver, pressuring SLV. Gold rebounds, but silver extends losses as oscillating oil prices spark market volatility
• Negative Sentiment: Hot U.S. inflation/PPI prints and expectations for fewer or later Fed rate cuts are cited as primary reasons for the metals selloff; higher real yields weigh on non‑yielding assets like silver. Here’s What’s Behind the Selloff in Gold and Silver
• Negative Sentiment: FXEmpire and Kitco technical pieces show silver under pressure from a stronger USD and rising U.S. yields; while Middle East tensions lift gold, silver’s industrial link and dollar sensitivity are driving underperformance. Gold (XAUUSD) & Silver Price Forecast: XAU Reversal vs. XAG Slump – Trend Shift Ahead?
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary and headlines note silver has breached key levels (sub‑$70) and entered a bear market territory, raising “rug‑pull” fears and momentum selling that pressure SLV further. Silver tumbles into bear market as $70 breaks, ‘rug pull’ fears grow

iShares Silver Trust Stock Down 4.4%

NYSEARCA:SLV opened at $65.68 on Friday. iShares Silver Trust has a 52 week low of $26.57 and a 52 week high of $109.83. The company has a market capitalization of $36.16 billion, a P/E ratio of -8.51 and a beta of 0.38. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $78.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $59.11.

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.