Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSML) Short Interest Up 205.5% in December

Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF (NASDAQ:JSML) was the target of a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 15,341 shares, an increase of 205.5% from the December 15th total of 5,021 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 29,693 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days. Based on an average daily volume of 29,693 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of JSML. CWM LLC boosted its position in shares of Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 2.0% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 193,140 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,027,000 after buying an additional 3,798 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its position in Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 137,236 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,262,000 after buying an additional 462 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its stake in Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 22.6% during the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 101,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,603,000 after acquiring an additional 18,746 shares during the period. Triangle Securities Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 14.2% during the 4th quarter. Triangle Securities Wealth Management now owns 78,361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,765,000 after acquiring an additional 9,734 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF by 784.2% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 57,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,264,000 after acquiring an additional 50,573 shares during the last quarter.

Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ JSML traded up $0.15 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $77.48. The stock had a trading volume of 200 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,300. The business’s 50 day moving average is $74.43 and its 200-day moving average is $72.86. The company has a market cap of $273.51 million, a P/E ratio of 18.21 and a beta of 1.28. Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF has a 52 week low of $52.84 and a 52 week high of $77.72.

Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.