Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSML) Stock Short Interest Report for October

Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSML) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 18,857 shares, a growth of 686.4% from the October 15th total of 2,398 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 19,120 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. MCF Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $9,033,000. Quadcap Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 18.3% during the 1st quarter. Quadcap Wealth Management LLC now owns 62,432 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,372,000 after purchasing an additional 9,667 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 1,427.3% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 14,036 shares of the company’s stock valued at $983,000 after purchasing an additional 13,117 shares in the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. acquired a new position in shares of Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $7,860,000. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $11,784,000.

Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF Trading Down 1.4%

NASDAQ:JSML traded down $1.29 on Thursday, reaching $88.10. The stock had a trading volume of 25,948 shares, compared to its average volume of 23,207. The company has a 50-day moving average of $86.96 and a 200 day moving average of $83.67. The stock has a market cap of $377.07 million, a P/E ratio of 20.52 and a beta of 1.30. Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF has a 12-month low of $66.97 and a 12-month high of $98.01.

Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 30th were paid a $0.0538 dividend. This represents a $0.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. This is a positive change from Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.0463. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 30th.

Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF Company Profile

The Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF (JSML) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Janus Small Cap Growth Alpha index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of US small cap stocks selected by fundamental measures of growth, profitability and capital efficiency. Weighting relies on the actively-managed Janus Venture Fund. JSML was launched on Feb 25, 2016 and is managed by Janus Henderson.