Short Interest in Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSML) Grows By 221.1%

Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSML) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 8,210 shares, a growth of 221.1% from the January 29th total of 2,557 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 23,234 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 23,234 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 328.2% during the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 668 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 512 shares in the last quarter. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF during the third quarter valued at $67,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $68,000. Align Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $76,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. purchased a new stake in Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $105,000.

Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ JSML opened at $76.42 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $296.51 million, a PE ratio of 18.21 and a beta of 1.28. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $76.18 and its 200 day simple moving average is $74.65. Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF has a 12 month low of $52.84 and a 12 month high of $79.42.

Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Investors of record on Friday, December 19th were paid a $0.124 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 19th. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. This is an increase from Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.09.

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.