The iShares Silver Trust (NYSEArca: SLV) has been the most highly traded security on the planet this week as traders use the ETF to play the wild swings in the metal.
The $12.5 billion silver exchange traded fund has replaced SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEArca: SPY) recently as the most active ETF by share volume.
Nearly 295 million shares of the silver ETF changed hands on Thursday, a record, as the fund dropped more than 10% and silver prices were crushed by profit taking and a spate of margin hikes.
As of May 5, the silver ETF had 338.4 million shares outstanding.
The amount of bullion held by iShares Silver Trust has fallen to 10,269 metric tons from over 11,000 metric tons amid the selling.
Other ETFs tracking silver include ETFS Physical Silver (NYSEArca: SIVR) and PowerShares DB Silver (NYSEArca: DBS).
iShares Silver Trust
