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

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSMD) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 7,300 shares, a decrease of 78.7% from the November 30th total of 34,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 16,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

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

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in JSMD. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 18.7% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 946 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the period. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted 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 worth $117,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF in the second quarter worth about $358,000. Arkadios Wealth Advisors bought a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $588,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 15.1% in the second quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 8,238 shares of the company’s stock valued at $548,000 after purchasing an additional 1,081 shares during the period.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ JSMD traded up $0.17 during trading on Thursday, hitting $76.56. The stock had a trading volume of 18,011 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,535. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $77.60 and a two-hundred day moving average of $72.22. Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF has a 12 month low of $62.60 and a 12 month high of $83.23. The company has a market capitalization of $408.06 million, a PE ratio of 15.84 and a beta of 1.17.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.4041 per share. This represents a $1.62 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.11%. This is a boost from Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 20th.

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.