Investors Buy Large Volume of Call Options on Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:SILJ)

Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:SILJ) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Stock investors purchased 39,360 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 66% compared to the average daily volume of 23,729 call options.

Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA SILJ traded up $1.18 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $29.63. 8,058,505 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,583,061. Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF has a 12 month low of $9.72 and a 12 month high of $30.06. The company has a market capitalization of $3.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.57 and a beta of 0.79. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $24.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $19.86.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL bought a new position in shares of Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $283,000. Cantor Fitzgerald L. P. bought a new position in Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,051,000. Wexford Capital LP bought a new position in Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $138,000. Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,015,000. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its position in shares of Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF by 13.2% during the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 27,503 shares of the company’s stock worth $635,000 after acquiring an additional 3,200 shares in the last quarter.

About Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF

The ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF (SILJ) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in materials equity. The fund tracks a modified market-cap-weighted index of small-cap silver mining and exploration companies. SILJ was launched on Nov 28, 2012 and is managed by ETF Managers Group.