Short Interest in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSMD) Expands By 30.4%

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSMD) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 12,000 shares, an increase of 30.4% from the October 15th total of 9,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 11,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in JSMD. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $69,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the period. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV grew its position in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 10.4% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 1,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $117,000 after buying an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 48,479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,520,000 after buying an additional 362 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 0.7% in the second quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 62,392 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,150,000 after acquiring an additional 419 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its holdings in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 2.4% during the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 21,270 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,415,000 after purchasing an additional 505 shares in the last quarter.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:JSMD opened at $76.80 on Friday. Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF has a 1-year low of $58.56 and a 1-year high of $81.37. The company’s fifty day moving average is $73.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $69.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $409.34 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.84 and a beta of 1.17.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 30th were given a dividend of $0.041 per share. This represents a $0.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 30th.

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.