Silver holdings of the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) gained by 21.23 tonnes on the week. In the previous three weeks, SLV silver holdings had declined by a total of 381.95 tons, bringing the net outflow for the year to 1,340.96 tonnes.
The all time high holdings of the SLV was 11,390.06 tonnes on April 25, 2011. The decline in SLV holdings from the all time high totals 1,809.45 tonnes, a decline of 15.9%. The yearly high for the price of silver of $48.70 on April 28th correlates closely to the date of record holdings of the SLV.
The iShares Silver Trust currently holds 308.0 million ounces of silver valued at $10.6 billion. The total net assets of the SLV have plunged by $6.7 billion since reaching an all time high of $17.3 billion on April 28th. The dramatic 39% decline in the total net asset value of the SLV reflects the combination of much lower silver prices and reduced silver holdings. Silver, at today’s close, has declined by $14.31 per ounce (29.4%) from the high of $48.70 on April 28th.
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Silver, as measured by the closing London PM Fix Price, closed today at $34.39, up $0.43 per ounce. In later hour New York trading, silver continued to move up and closed at $34.98. Silver has been in a narrow trading range in the mid 30’s since its decline in early May.
GLD and SLV Holdings (metric tonnes)
| June 29-2011 | Weekly Change | YTD Change | |
| GLD | 1,208.23 | -0.91 | -72.49 |
| SLV | 9,580.61 | +21.23 | -1,340.96 |
The holdings of the SPDR Gold Shares Trust (GLD) declined slightly on the week by 0.91 tonnes, bringing the decline for the year to 72.49 tonnes. The GLD currently holds 38.85 million ounces of gold valued at $58.4 billion.
Gold closed in London at $1504.25 and continued to move up in late New York trading, closing at $1512.80, up $9.70. Gold has remained in the $1,500 range even as oil, stocks, silver and a large number of other commodities have declined in price since early May.
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