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

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

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

NASDAQ JSMD traded down $2.16 during trading on Monday, reaching $70.99. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 34,223 shares, compared to its average volume of 38,266. The firm has a market capitalization of $422.39 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.19 and a beta of 1.18. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $76.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $75.05. Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF has a 12 month low of $64.53 and a 12 month high of $83.23.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced 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 represents a $1.62 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.28%. This is an increase 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 Investors Weigh In On Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. FMR LLC raised its stake 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 valued at $69,000 after acquiring 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% in the third quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 1,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position 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 acquiring an additional 1,739 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $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.