Short Interest in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSMD) Grows By 9.1%

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSMD) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 1,200 shares, an increase of 9.1% from the September 15th total of 1,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 14,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Price Performance

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF stock traded up $0.26 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $73.64. 599 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 16,894. Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF has a fifty-two week low of $54.02 and a fifty-two week high of $74.09. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $70.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $68.59. The company has a market capitalization of $388.82 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 company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 4th. Investors of record on Monday, September 30th were given a $0.041 dividend. This represents a $0.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.22%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 30th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in JSMD. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 470,221 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,279,000 after purchasing an additional 31,379 shares during the last quarter. Leelyn Smith LLC boosted its position in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 1.7% in the second quarter. Leelyn Smith LLC now owns 366,324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,368,000 after buying an additional 6,171 shares during the last quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 10.3% in the 2nd quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 211,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,055,000 after buying an additional 19,737 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its position in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 6.2% during the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 93,662 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,230,000 after buying an additional 5,506 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC raised its position in Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 62,392 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,150,000 after buying an additional 419 shares during the last quarter.

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.