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

Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSML) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 12,300 shares, a growth of 136.5% from the January 31st total of 5,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 17,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF Price Performance

Shares of JSML stock traded down $0.43 on Friday, reaching $63.36. 13,577 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 14,930. The company has a 50-day moving average of $67.12 and a 200-day moving average of $66.68. The company has a market cap of $255.34 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.81 and a beta of 1.28. Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF has a one year low of $55.96 and a one year high of $74.37.

Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $0.6228 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.93%. This is a positive change from Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.06.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Orgel Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,277,751 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,757,000 after purchasing an additional 24,616 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF during the fourth quarter worth $11,885,000. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 28.4% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 145,612 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,545,000 after buying an additional 32,170 shares in the last quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 0.9% during the third quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. now owns 134,083 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,769,000 after buying an additional 1,193 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 17.5% during the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 127,012 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,326,000 after buying an additional 18,873 shares during the last quarter.

Janus Henderson 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.