Short Interest in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSMD) Grows By 76.7%

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSMD) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 12,900 shares, an increase of 76.7% from the January 31st total of 7,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 32,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Stock Down 3.0 %

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF stock opened at $70.99 on Tuesday. Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF has a 52-week low of $64.53 and a 52-week high of $83.23. The company has a market cap of $422.39 million, a P/E ratio of 22.19 and a beta of 1.18. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $76.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $75.07.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were given a dividend of $0.4041 per share. This represents a $1.62 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.28%. This is a positive change from Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th.

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

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in JSMD. BNP Paribas Financial Markets purchased a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF during the 4th quarter worth $30,000. FMR LLC raised its holdings in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 18.7% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 946 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the period. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its position in 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 purchasing an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 1,739 shares during the period. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $204,000.

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.