SILJ ETF — Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF

Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF (SILJ)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SILJ is an ETF that tracks the Nasdaq Junior Silver Miners Index. its distribution rate is 2.16%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.16%, its expense ratio is 0.69%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 55/100 (Caution). Total return is 49.0% over the past 13.9 years, 533.8 points behind SPY at 582.8%.

Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF is an ETF that tracks the Nasdaq Junior Silver Miners Index, providing targeted exposure to small-cap companies engaged in silver mining, exploration, and production globally. The fund holds at least 80% of its assets in component securities of the index and carries an expense ratio of 0.69%, with an annual distribution frequency and a modest current distribution rate. This ETF appeals to investors seeking concentrated exposure to junior silver mining companies rather than broad diversification.

SILJ performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 49.0% over the past 13.9 years, 533.8 points behind SPY at 582.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -2.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 41.1%.

SILJ key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

55 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.19%

Issuer

Amplify ETFs

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/28/2012

Expense ratio

0.69%

Distribution rate

2.16%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

2.16%

Last close

$25.66 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$640,116,218

Average volume

4406300.0

Dividend

$0.554

Ex-dividend date

12/29/2025

Payment date

12/30/2025

Beta

1.28

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.16%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.16%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Amplify ETFs or company page; Index: Nasdaq Junior Silver Miners Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

SILJ risks and drawbacks

SILJ's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 41.1%.

Who may consider SILJ — and who may not

SILJ may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SILJ pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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