Short Interest in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSMD) Increases By 41.9%

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSMD) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 18,300 shares, an increase of 41.9% from the February 13th total of 12,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 33,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short.

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

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. BNP Paribas Financial Markets purchased a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. FMR LLC lifted 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 purchasing an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. 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 purchasing an additional 1,739 shares in the last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV grew its stake in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 40.4% in the fourth quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 2,258 shares of the company’s stock valued at $170,000 after purchasing an additional 650 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $204,000.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Trading Up 1.5 %

Shares of JSMD stock traded up $1.08 on Monday, reaching $70.77. 18,173 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 20,744. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $75.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $75.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $419.67 million, a PE ratio of 22.19 and a beta of 1.17. Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF has a 52 week low of $64.53 and a 52 week high of $83.23.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a $0.4041 dividend. This represents a $1.62 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.28%. This is a boost from Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th.

About Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF

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.