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

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSMD) was the target of a large increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 16,600 shares, an increase of 453.3% from the July 15th total of 3,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 17,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days.

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

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of JSMD. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 74.3% in the 4th quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 8,992 shares of the company’s stock valued at $591,000 after buying an additional 3,833 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its position in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 58,314 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,834,000 after acquiring an additional 4,032 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF during the 4th quarter worth $224,000. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 182,752 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,014,000 after purchasing an additional 11,556 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 575.4% in the 1st quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 851 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after purchasing an additional 725 shares during the last quarter.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ JSMD traded down $0.21 on Wednesday, hitting $67.72. 3,913 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 18,940. Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF has a twelve month low of $54.02 and a twelve month high of $72.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $357.57 million, a P/E ratio of 15.84 and a beta of 1.17. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $67.75 and its 200-day moving average price is $67.51.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 5th. Investors of record on Friday, June 28th were given a dividend of $0.0567 per share. This represents a $0.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.33%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 28th.

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.