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

Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:SILJ) was the recipient of some unusual options trading on Monday. Stock traders purchased 12,771 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 108% compared to the average volume of 6,139 call options.

Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SILJ traded up $0.19 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $14.68. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,738,688 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,957,592. Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF has a one year low of $7.80 and a one year high of $15.08. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $12.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $12.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.11 billion, a PE ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.29.

Institutional Trading of Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Ltd bought a new position in shares of Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $107,000. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF in the first quarter valued at about $112,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF during the second quarter worth about $136,000. New Harbor Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF during the first quarter valued at about $144,000. Finally, 180 Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $182,000.

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.