Short Interest in Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:BATT) Increases By 28.7%

Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:BATT) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 290,988 shares, a growth of 28.7% from the November 30th total of 226,147 shares. Currently, 4.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 57,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.1 days. Based on an average trading volume of 57,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.1 days. Currently, 4.3% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF Price Performance

Shares of Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF stock opened at $13.80 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $92.46 million, a PE ratio of 20.17 and a beta of 1.15. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $13.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.91. Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF has a 1 year low of $6.78 and a 1 year high of $14.60.

Institutional Trading of Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Osaic Holdings Inc. grew its holdings in Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF by 16.3% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 11,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,000 after acquiring an additional 1,565 shares during the period. CWM LLC grew its stake in shares of Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF by 46.9% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 14,884 shares of the company’s stock worth $193,000 after purchasing an additional 4,753 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $274,000. Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF by 47.4% during the 2nd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 24,765 shares of the company’s stock valued at $231,000 after purchasing an additional 7,964 shares in the last quarter. Finally, OLD Mission Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF by 55.9% in the 1st quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 37,924 shares of the company’s stock valued at $317,000 after purchasing an additional 13,591 shares during the period.

About Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF

The Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF (BATT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the EQM Lithium and Battery Technology index, a market-cap-weighted index that invests in global advanced battery material companies such as those that mine or produce lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese, and graphite. BATT was launched on Jun 6, 2018 and is managed by Amplify.