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

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSMD) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 29,700 shares, a growth of 306.8% from the December 31st total of 7,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 24,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.2 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. FMR LLC increased its position 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. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its stake in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 10.4% in the third quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 1,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $117,000 after buying an additional 151 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 432.6% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,141 shares of the company’s stock worth $155,000 after acquiring an additional 1,739 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $221,000. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $358,000.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ JSMD traded up $0.10 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $77.70. 4,004 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 48,129. Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF has a 12 month low of $63.75 and a 12 month high of $83.23. The company has a market capitalization of $456.85 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.84 and a beta of 1.17. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $78.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $73.81.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a dividend of $0.4041 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This is a positive change from Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. This represents a $1.62 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.08%.

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.