Short Interest in Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF (NASDAQ:URNJ) Rises By 63.5%

Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF (NASDAQ:URNJ) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 782,300 shares, a growth of 63.5% from the January 15th total of 478,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 223,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.5 days.

Institutional Trading of Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its stake in shares of Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 53,377 shares of the company’s stock worth $992,000 after buying an additional 961 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 83,068 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,543,000 after acquiring an additional 1,755 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF by 10.2% during the 4th quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 51,277 shares of the company’s stock worth $953,000 after acquiring an additional 4,752 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC grew its stake in Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF by 46.7% during the 4th quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 16,617 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,000 after purchasing an additional 5,292 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bridgewater Associates LP increased its holdings in shares of Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF by 10.4% in the third quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP now owns 71,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,578,000 after purchasing an additional 6,755 shares during the period.

Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF Trading Down 5.3 %

NASDAQ:URNJ traded down $1.00 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $17.94. 344,945 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 327,735. The company has a fifty day moving average of $19.91 and a 200 day moving average of $21.04. Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF has a twelve month low of $16.39 and a twelve month high of $31.30.

Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 19th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 12th were given a $0.805 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 12th.

Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF Company Profile

The Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF (URNJ) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Nasdaq Sprott Junior Uranium Miners index. The fund seeks to track an index of small cap uranium miners around the globe, primarily those with revenues tied to the uranium mining and uranium industry. Securities are selected using a fundamental, proprietary methodology and weighted by market cap.