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

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

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Price Performance

Shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF stock traded up $0.10 on Tuesday, reaching $77.70. The company had a trading volume of 4,004 shares, compared to its average volume of 48,129. The firm has a market cap of $456.85 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.84 and a beta of 1.17. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $78.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $73.81. Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF has a 1 year low of $63.75 and a 1 year high of $83.23.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a dividend of $0.4041 per share. This is an increase 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. This represents a $1.62 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.08%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF during the third quarter worth $3,111,000. Townsquare Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $885,000. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 219,323 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,929,000 after acquiring an additional 8,139 shares in the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors purchased a new stake in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $588,000. Finally, Leelyn Smith LLC increased its position in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 2.2% during the third quarter. Leelyn Smith LLC now owns 374,282 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,175,000 after purchasing an additional 7,958 shares in the last quarter.

About Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF

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.