Empirical Asset Management LLC Purchases 795 Shares of iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV)

Empirical Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV) by 1.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 83,283 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 795 shares during the quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Silver Trust were worth $2,193,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new position in shares of iShares Silver Trust in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $91,122,000. Toronto Dominion Bank raised its position in iShares Silver Trust by 18.6% in the 3rd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 2,283,806 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $64,883,000 after purchasing an additional 358,806 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in iShares Silver Trust by 258.4% in the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,900,679 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $54,854,000 after purchasing an additional 1,370,298 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Silver Trust by 1.6% during the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 1,875,896 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $53,294,000 after purchasing an additional 30,116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Silver Trust by 27.9% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,190,547 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $31,633,000 after buying an additional 259,988 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Silver Trust Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of NYSEARCA SLV opened at $27.61 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $12.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.01 and a beta of 0.43. iShares Silver Trust has a 12-month low of $20.07 and a 12-month high of $31.80. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $27.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $27.67.

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.