Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSML) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 76.8% in September

Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSML) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,245 shares, an increase of 76.8% from the August 31st total of 704 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 33,237 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.0 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 2.8% in the second quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 482,601 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,908,000 after acquiring an additional 12,977 shares during the last quarter. MCF Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $9,033,000. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 9.0% during the first quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 120,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,423,000 after purchasing an additional 9,976 shares during the last quarter. Triangle Securities Wealth Management raised its position in shares of Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 7.8% during the 1st quarter. Triangle Securities Wealth Management now owns 84,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,914,000 after purchasing an additional 6,095 shares during the period. Finally, Quadcap Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 18.3% during the 1st quarter. Quadcap Wealth Management LLC now owns 62,432 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,372,000 after purchasing an additional 9,667 shares during the period.

Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF Stock Down 0.6%

JSML stock traded down $0.55 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $85.93. 23,668 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 23,409. The stock has a market capitalization of $337.70 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.21 and a beta of 1.28. Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF has a 52 week low of $66.97 and a 52 week high of $98.01. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $88.71 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $84.90.

Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th will be issued a $0.0538 dividend. This is a boost from Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.0463. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a $0.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%.

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. JSML was launched on Feb 25, 2016 and is managed by Janus Henderson.