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

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSMD) saw a large decline in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 7,300 shares, a decline of 78.7% from the November 30th total of 34,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 16,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

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

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in JSMD. FMR LLC raised its holdings in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 18.7% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 946 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its position in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 10.4% during the third quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 1,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised 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 worth $155,000 after acquiring an additional 1,739 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF in the second quarter valued at $358,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 15.1% in the 2nd quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 8,238 shares of the company’s stock valued at $548,000 after acquiring an additional 1,081 shares during the period.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Price Performance

Shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF stock traded down $0.74 on Friday, hitting $75.97. The company had a trading volume of 19,408 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,550. Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF has a twelve month low of $62.60 and a twelve month high of $83.23. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $77.70 and a 200-day moving average of $72.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $404.92 million, a P/E ratio of 15.84 and a beta of 1.17.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were given a $0.4041 dividend. This represents a $1.62 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.13%. 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.

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.