Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSMD) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSMD) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 29,700 shares, a growth of 306.8% from the December 15th total of 7,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 24,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ:JSMD traded up $0.10 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $75.70. The company had a trading volume of 25,189 shares, compared to its average volume of 70,456. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $78.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of $73.04. Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF has a one year low of $62.60 and a one year high of $83.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $431.49 million, a PE ratio of 15.84 and a beta of 1.17.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a $0.4041 dividend. This represents a $1.62 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.14%. This is a boost from Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th.

Institutional Trading of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 18.7% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 946 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 10.4% during the third quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 1,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $117,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 432.6% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,141 shares of the company’s stock valued at $155,000 after acquiring an additional 1,739 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $221,000. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF during the second quarter valued at $358,000.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Company Profile

The Janus Henderson Small\u002FMid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (JSMD) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Janus Small Mid Cap Growth Alpha index. The fund tracks an index of US small- and mid-cap stocks with strong fundamental measures of growth, profitability and capital efficiency. Weighting relies on the actively-managed Janus Triton Fund.