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

Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSML) saw a significant growth in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 21,100 shares, a growth of 71.5% from the February 13th total of 12,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 18,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.2 days. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

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

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Whipplewood Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 412.3% during the fourth quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 625 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 503 shares in the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. lifted its holdings in Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 110.6% in the fourth quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 1,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $129,000 after buying an additional 1,034 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $222,000.

Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF Trading Up 2.1 %

Shares of JSML stock opened at $60.09 on Friday. Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF has a 1 year low of $55.96 and a 1 year high of $74.37. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $66.02 and its 200-day moving average is $66.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $242.16 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.66 and a beta of 1.28.

Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a dividend of $0.6228 per share. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.15%. This is a positive change from Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th.

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.