Short Interest in Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:SILJ) Expands By 27.6%

Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:SILJ) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,605,092 shares, an increase of 27.6% from the December 15th total of 2,824,486 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 9,667,442 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Approximately 2.5% of the company’s stock are sold short. Approximately 2.5% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 9,667,442 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Institutional Trading of Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Hollencrest Capital Management grew its stake in Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 40,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $601,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. Nwam LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 65,002 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,501,000 after buying an additional 749 shares during the period. Veracity Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF by 5.0% during the third quarter. Veracity Capital LLC now owns 16,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $377,000 after buying an additional 774 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF by 14.5% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 6,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $143,000 after buying an additional 782 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in shares of Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF by 130.8% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 850 shares during the period.

Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF Trading Up 2.0%

SILJ traded up $0.65 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $33.50. 12,238,553 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,157,277. The firm has a market cap of $4.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.57 and a beta of 0.79. Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF has a 12-month low of $10.01 and a 12-month high of $33.53. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $26.95 and a 200 day moving average of $21.98.

Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF Company Profile

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.