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

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

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

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. FMR LLC boosted its holdings 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 worth $69,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the period. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 10.4% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 1,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,000 after buying an additional 151 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 48,479 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,520,000 after buying an additional 362 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 0.7% during the second quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 62,392 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,150,000 after buying an additional 419 shares during the period. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 2.4% during the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 21,270 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,415,000 after acquiring an additional 505 shares in the last quarter.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Price Performance

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF stock traded down $0.74 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $75.97. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 19,408 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,550. The stock has a market cap of $404.92 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.84 and a beta of 1.17. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $77.66 and a 200-day moving average price of $72.25. Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF has a 12 month low of $62.60 and a 12 month high of $83.23.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th will be paid a $0.4041 dividend. This is a boost from Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. This represents a $1.62 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.13%. 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.