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

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

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

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in JSMD. FMR LLC lifted its holdings 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 last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position 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 valued at $155,000 after purchasing an additional 1,739 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $221,000. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $358,000.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Price Performance

Shares of JSMD traded up $0.27 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $75.97. 32,252 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 65,669. Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF has a one year low of $62.60 and a one year high of $83.23. The firm has a market cap of $433.03 million, a P/E ratio of 15.84 and a beta of 1.17. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $78.40 and a 200-day moving average of $73.17.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $0.4041 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $1.62 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.13%. This is a boost from Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04.

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.