ETRACS Silver Shares Covered Call ETN (NASDAQ:SLVO) Short Interest Update

Key Points

• Short interest plunged 85.5% to 1,523 shares as of September 15, down from 10,481 shares at the end of August. Short interest represented 0.0% of shares, with a days-to-cover ratio of 0.0.
• SLVO opened at $67.46, compared with a 50-day moving average of $67.81 and a 200-day moving average of $77.51; its 12-month trading range was $61.01 to $107.41.
• The ETN raised its monthly dividend to $1.8990, equivalent to an annualized $22.79 and a 33.8% yield. Claris Financial also reported a new position of 11,718 shares valued at approximately $1.17 million.

ETRACS Silver Shares Covered Call ETN (NASDAQ:SLVO - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,523 shares, a drop of 85.5% from the August 31st total of 10,481 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 141,964 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

ETRACS Silver Shares Covered Call ETN Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SLVO opened at $67.46 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $67.81 and a 200-day moving average of $77.51. ETRACS Silver Shares Covered Call ETN has a 12 month low of $61.01 and a 12 month high of $107.41.

ETRACS Silver Shares Covered Call ETN Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 25th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 22nd will be paid a $1.8990 dividend. This represents a $22.79 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 33.8%. This is a positive change from ETRACS Silver Shares Covered Call ETN's previous monthly dividend of $1.3177. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 22nd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ETRACS Silver Shares Covered Call ETN

A hedge fund recently bought a new position in ETRACS Silver Shares Covered Call ETN stock. Claris Financial LLC purchased a new stake in ETRACS Silver Shares Covered Call ETN (NASDAQ:SLVO - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 11,718 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,170,000. Claris Financial LLC owned about 0.51% of ETRACS Silver Shares Covered Call ETN as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

ETRACS Silver Shares Covered Call ETN NASDAQ: SLVO is an exchange-traded note listed in the United States that provides investors with a packaged exposure to silver coupled with an options overlay. The product is structured to deliver returns that reflect the performance of a long position in shares representing physical silver together with the income and payoff profile generated by a covered call strategy. As an ETN, SLVO is an unsecured debt instrument whose economic return is tied to the referenced strategy rather than to ownership of a separate pool of assets.

The covered call component typically involves selling call options against the underlying silver shares to collect option premium, which can produce regular income and reduce short‑term volatility, while also capping upside participation when the underlying rises above option strike prices.

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