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

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSMD) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of 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 days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.2 days.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Trading Up 1.2 %

NASDAQ JSMD traded up $0.92 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $78.29. 13,671 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 45,454. The stock has a market capitalization of $460.32 million, a PE ratio of 15.84 and a beta of 1.17. 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 50 day moving average of $78.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $73.95.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a dividend of $0.4041 per share. This is a boost from Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $1.62 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.06%.

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

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of JSMD. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF during the second quarter worth $358,000. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 18.7% in the third 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. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated boosted its stake in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 37.5% in the third quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated now owns 8,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $645,000 after acquiring an additional 2,433 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew 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 purchasing an additional 505 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 101.3% during the fourth quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,536 shares of the company’s stock valued at $941,000 after purchasing an additional 6,309 shares during the last quarter.

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.