Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF Target of Unusually High Options Trading (NYSEARCA:SILJ)

Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:SILJ) was the recipient of some unusual options trading on Monday. Stock traders acquired 39,360 call options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 66% compared to the typical daily volume of 23,729 call options.

Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF Trading Up 3.8%

Shares of NYSEARCA SILJ opened at $29.53 on Tuesday. Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF has a 12 month low of $9.72 and a 12 month high of $30.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.57 and a beta of 0.79. The business has a 50-day moving average of $24.34 and a 200-day moving average of $19.96.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF by 12.6% in the 1st quarter. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 104,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,269,000 after buying an additional 11,726 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank purchased a new position in Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF in the first quarter worth $597,000. Kitching Partners LLC bought a new position in Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF in the first quarter valued at $153,000. Quarry LP bought a new position in Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF in the first quarter valued at $83,000. Finally, Caption Management LLC purchased a new stake in Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF during the first quarter valued at about $303,000.

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.