Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSMD) Short Interest Down 78.7% in December

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSMD) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest during 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 presently 0.4 days.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of JSMD stock traded down $0.74 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $75.97. 19,408 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 17,550. The stock has a market capitalization of $404.92 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.84 and a beta of 1.17. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $77.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $72.25. Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF has a 52-week low of $62.60 and a 52-week high of $83.23.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th will be issued a $0.4041 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 20th. This is an increase from Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. This represents a $1.62 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.13%.

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

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in JSMD. FMR LLC increased its holdings in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 18.7% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 946 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the period. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 10.4% in the third quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 1,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 432.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,141 shares of the company’s stock worth $155,000 after buying an additional 1,739 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF during the second quarter valued at $358,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its position in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 15.1% during the second quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 8,238 shares of the company’s stock worth $548,000 after buying an additional 1,081 shares in the last quarter.

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.