Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:SILJ) Short Interest Up 27.6% in December

Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:SILJ) was the target of a large increase in short interest in 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. Approximately 2.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 9,667,442 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 9,667,442 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 2.5% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SILJ. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. AdvisorNet Financial Inc purchased a new position in Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF in the second quarter valued at about $40,000. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF by 130.8% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 850 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF by 348.2% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,914 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 1,487 shares in the last quarter.

Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF stock traded up $0.65 during trading on Friday, reaching $33.50. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 12,238,553 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,157,277. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $26.95 and a 200-day moving average price of $21.98. Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF has a 12-month low of $10.01 and a 12-month high of $33.53. The company has a market capitalization of $4.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.57 and a beta of 0.79.

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.