JMID ETF — Janus Henderson Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF

Janus Henderson Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (JMID)

Updated October 16, 2026.

JMID is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.22%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.53%, its expense ratio is 0.30%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 67/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 26.9% over the past 2.1 years, 12.6 points behind SPY at 39.5%.

This ETF invests at least eighty percent of its assets in mid-capitalization growth stocks selected through a proprietary quantitative strategy designed to identify stocks with growth potential. The fund has a modest current distribution rate and distributes quarterly, with an expense ratio of 0.30%. It appeals to growth-focused investors seeking mid-cap equity exposure with a systematic, actively managed approach.

JMID performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 26.9% over the past 2.1 years, 12.6 points behind SPY at 39.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 6.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.8%.

JMID key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

67 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.15%

Issuer

Janus Henderson

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/17/2024

Expense ratio

0.30%

Distribution rate

0.22%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.53%

Last close

$31.32 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$23,214,011

Average volume

409.0

Dividend

$0.017

Ex-dividend date

09/30/2026

Payment date

10/06/2026

Beta

1.1918

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.22%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.53%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Janus Henderson; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

JMID risks and drawbacks

JMID's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 10.8%.

Who may consider JMID — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (JMID pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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