Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF (SILJ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 969,500 shares of SILJ short. Learn More on Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF: Jane Street Group LLC, Torno Capital LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 969,500 shares, an increase of 28.2% from the previous total of 756,100 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF: Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (3.82%), iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (3.78%), Global X Silver Miners ETF (4.22%), SPDR S&P North American Natural Resources ETF (0.02%), SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (22.78%), Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares (9.45%), iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF (10.95%), Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF (0.08%), Sprott Gold Miners ETF (0.13%), Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares (10.24%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SILJ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF as its price is falling. SILJ shares are trading up $0.78 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of SILJ, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including SILJ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.