SILJ ETF Analysis: Junior Silver Miners | NYSE

Equity Precious Metals | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 640m USD | 12M Return: 95.3% | US26924G1022 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Silver Mining, Junior Miners, Precious Metals, Small-Cap Equities
Total Rating 73
Safety 85
Buy Signal 0.15
Equity Precious Metals
Category Rotation: +75.3
TER: 0.69%
AUM: 640M
Avg Turnover: 106M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility60.6%
VaR 5th Pctl10.5%
VaR vs Median-3.61%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio1.35
Rel. Str. IBD81
Rel. Str. Peer Group50
Character TTM
Beta1.390
Beta Downside1.189
Hurst Exponent0.483
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD41.12%
CAGR/Max DD1.35
CAGR/Mean DD4.39

Warnings

No concerns identified

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 11.6 years of data

Jan +2.9% 18
Feb -4.6% 19
Mar +3.1% 11
Apr +1.6% 2
May +0.4% 5
Jun -3.4% 21
Jul +9.4% 23
Aug -3.9% 19
Sep -5.1% 13
Oct -1.5% 12
Nov -0.4% 0
Dec +2.1% 11

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: SILJ Junior Silver Miners

The Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF (NYSE: SILJ) is a passively managed exchange-traded fund that tracks an index of equity securities issued by companies actively engaged in the silver mining industry, including corresponding American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs). The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the component securities of its underlying index and related depositary receipts. It is structured as a non-diversified fund and falls within the equity precious metals ETF category.

Launched in November 2012, SILJ focuses on junior silver miners, a term that generally refers to smaller, earlier-stage mining companies rather than large, established producers. Silver mining companies often extract silver as a byproduct of base metals such as lead, zinc, or copper, though primary silver producers also exist. As a non-diversified fund, SILJ may hold larger positions in fewer issuers compared to diversified funds, which can increase exposure to single-company risk within the silver mining sector.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Silver prices rally on industrial and investment demand
  • Junior miners face funding constraints in tight credit markets
  • Mining permits delayed in top silver-producing jurisdictions
What is the price of SILJ shares?

As of August 21, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 31.63 with a total of 5,296,409 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +7.44%, over one month by +33.29%, over three months by +7.77% and over the past year by +95.30%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 29.40 (which is 7.1% or 1.7 ATR below the current price).

Is SILJ a buy, sell or hold?

Junior Silver Miners has no consensus analysts rating.