Global X Silver Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:SIL) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Global X Silver Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:SIL) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,402,669 shares, an increase of 33.2% from the December 15th total of 1,803,172 shares. Approximately 4.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 3,114,375 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Based on an average trading volume of 3,114,375 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Approximately 4.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. AE Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Global X Silver Miners ETF by 26.9% in the 2nd quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 995 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 211 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Global X Silver Miners ETF by 31.4% in the 2nd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 891 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Global X Silver Miners ETF by 45.3% in the third quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 722 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning boosted its holdings in shares of Global X Silver Miners ETF by 1.2% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 19,867 shares of the company’s stock worth $956,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares during the period. Finally, Anson Capital Inc. grew its position in Global X Silver Miners ETF by 3.8% during the second quarter. Anson Capital Inc. now owns 6,991 shares of the company’s stock valued at $337,000 after purchasing an additional 255 shares in the last quarter.

Global X Silver Miners ETF Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of SIL stock traded up $1.95 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $98.35. 5,120,813 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,618,459. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.96 billion, a PE ratio of 32.07 and a beta of 0.71. Global X Silver Miners ETF has a 1-year low of $32.45 and a 1-year high of $98.40. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $80.31 and a 200 day moving average price of $67.23.

Trending Headlines about Global X Silver Miners ETF

Here are the key news stories impacting Global X Silver Miners ETF this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Silver’s strong start to 2026 — prices are up sharply year-to-date on geopolitical uncertainty and continued demand trends, supporting higher valuations for silver miners and ETFs like SIL. Silver Prices Are Up 25% Already In 2026. Can They Keep Rising?
• Positive Sentiment: Record retail inflows into silver have made it one of the most crowded commodity trades, boosting ETF demand and underpinning SIL’s rally. Elevated retail participation fuels short-term momentum. Retail investors steer record amount cash into silver, creating crowded trade
• Positive Sentiment: Short-covering pain for institutional shorts (TD Securities’ losses) indicates squeeze dynamics that can amplify rallies in miner stocks and SIL. TD Securities takes a second hit on silver short, losing $606k
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary highlights bullish long-term scenarios for metals (including a case for very high silver prices), which supports investor appetite for miner exposure. Silver Hitting $150 to $250? David Stryzewski’s Metal & Nuclear Bull Cases
• Neutral Sentiment: Kitco pieces note silver’s rallies hitting technical resistance and occasional pullbacks — volatility is high, so SIL can see quick swings even as the trend is up. Silver sprints ahead, then hits a wall
• Neutral Sentiment: CME Group commentary outlines key relative-value factors for precious metals investors in 2026 — useful context for positioning within SIL (allocation, hedging, and macro sensitivity). Key factors for investors seeking relative value in precious metals in 2026 – CME Group’s Norland
• Negative Sentiment: Profit-taking episodes are pressuring gold and silver at times, producing pullbacks that can weigh on SIL despite the broader uptrend. Profit-taking price pressure on gold, silver
• Negative Sentiment: Policy news that Trump will not impose critical-minerals tariffs removed a potential supply-side bullish catalyst, prompting a short-term silver pullback and weighing on miner stocks. Silver price falling as Trump will not impose critical minerals tariffs
• Negative Sentiment: Notes of softer risk aversion have intermittently pushed gold and silver lower, showing that macro sentiment shifts remain a downside risk for SIL. Gold, silver weaker as risk aversion downticks a bit

About Global X Silver Miners ETF

The Global X Silver Miners ETF (SIL) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in materials equity. The fund tracks a market-cap-weighted index of companies actively engaged in the silver mining industry. SIL was launched on Apr 19, 2010 and is managed by Global X.