Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSML) Short Interest Update

Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSML) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 4,067 shares, a decrease of 86.4% from the July 30th total of 29,870 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 14,057 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF Stock Performance

JSML traded up $0.35 during trading on Thursday, reaching $90.44. The company had a trading volume of 23,391 shares, compared to its average volume of 22,250. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $90.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $82.82. The company has a market cap of $375.33 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.21 and a beta of 1.28. Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF has a 12-month low of $66.97 and a 12-month high of $98.01.

Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th were given a $0.0463 dividend. This is a boost from Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $0.19 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Fidelity D & D Bancorp Inc. grew its position in Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 50.1% during the fourth quarter. Fidelity D & D Bancorp Inc. now owns 41,838 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,078,000 after purchasing an additional 13,958 shares in the last quarter. Horizon Family Wealth Inc. purchased a new stake in Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,331,000. Triangle Securities Wealth Management lifted its position in Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 7.8% in the 1st quarter. Triangle Securities Wealth Management now owns 84,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,914,000 after buying an additional 6,095 shares in the last quarter. Blue Jean Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $701,000. Finally, UBS Group AG grew its holdings in shares of Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 176.3% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 101,083 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,436,000 after acquiring an additional 64,504 shares in the last quarter.

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.