SILJ — Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF

SILJ Price Performance — Growth of $10,000

Value of a $10,000 investment in SILJ over time, compared with SPY. Both lines are rebased to $10,000 on the first shared date. Based on total returns — prices are adjusted for dividends and splits, so this assumes distributions were reinvested. Hover or tap the chart for exact values.

SILJ Drawdown

The "underwater" chart: SILJ's decline from its highest prior value at each point in time. It shows how deep past losses ran and how long the fund took to recover to break-even.

Overview

The Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF is a Materials sector fund issued by Amplify ETFs with $3.55 billion in assets. It holds a D grade, ranking 12th out of 15 peers in its category and 399th of 458 tracked ETFs overall. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.69%, which exceeds the category median of 0.52%. It offers a dividend yield of 2.39%, significantly higher than the category median of 1.43%. Holdings breakdown data is not available for this fund.

The fund’s price of $23.15 sits at 13.0% of its 52-week range, reflecting recent weakness. Short-term returns are negative across one day, one week, one month, and three months, while the one-year return of +3.26% lags the category median of +10.74%. In contrast, the three-year return of +194.56% shows a strong long-term trajectory. The rating was downgraded from C to D on 2026-10-14. Price history is available for only 3.0 years.

With a beta of 1.28, the fund moves more than the market, contributing to its Very High annualized volatility of 58.88%. A Sharpe ratio of -0.03 indicates poor risk-adjusted performance relative to the risk taken. The maximum drawdown of -42.56% highlights significant downside potential. Liquidity is supported by an average daily volume of 3,774,414 shares. These metrics describe the fund's historical behavior rather than future expectations.

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Market Backdrop

10-Year Treasury Yield: 4.96% (as of 2026-10-22) — The yield on 10-year US Treasury bonds — the standard "risk-free rate" benchmark used to contextualize this fund’s Sharpe ratio and returns.

CBOE Volatility Index (VIX): 19.03 (as of 2026-10-22) — A real-time gauge of expected S&P 500 volatility over the next 30 days — useful context for this fund’s own volatility label.

Federal Funds Rate: 3.75% (as of 2026-09-01) — The Federal Reserve’s target policy rate, which anchors short-term borrowing costs across the economy.

SILJ Liquidity, Domicile & Tax Treatment

Liquidity: Average daily volume is 3.8M/day. Higher volume and a larger fund generally mean lower round-trip trading costs. AUM of $3.55B provides ample scale, supporting tight spreads and issuer commitment to keep the fund open.

Domicile & tax treatment: SILJ is a US-domiciled, SEC-registered ('40 Act) exchange-traded fund. Dividends and capital gains distributions are reported to US investors on Form 1099-DIV, and the fund is not subject to the PFIC reporting or UCITS-specific rules that apply to Irish- or Luxembourg-domiciled funds. Non-US investors should note that US-domiciled ETFs are generally subject to 30% US withholding tax on dividends (unless reduced by treaty) and to US estate tax exposure on the position — Irish-domiciled UCITS ETFs tracking the same index often avoid both, which is why non-US residents frequently prefer the UCITS equivalent where one exists. This is general information, not tax advice — consult a tax professional for your situation.

SILJ Performance History

How SILJ Compares to Other Materials ETFs