Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NYSEARCA:JMBS) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NYSEARCA:JMBS) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 824,364 shares, a growth of 244.6% from the April 30th total of 239,194 shares. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 584,515 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Destiny Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Destiny Wealth Partners LLC now owns 87,633 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,028,000 after acquiring an additional 228 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its stake in Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 66.8% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 257 shares during the period. Argent Trust Co increased its stake in Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.7% during the third quarter. Argent Trust Co now owns 8,106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $370,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc increased its stake in Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 14.4% during the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 2,512 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,000 after acquiring an additional 316 shares during the period. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $391,000 after purchasing an additional 399 shares during the period.

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:JMBS traded down $0.07 on Friday, hitting $45.15. 254,713 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 916,708. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $45.27 and a 200-day moving average of $45.64. Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $43.98 and a fifty-two week high of $46.39.

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Company Profile

The Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (JMBS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg U.S. MBS index. The fund is an actively managed fund of mortgage-backed securities. The fund seeks a high level of total return. JMBS was launched on Sep 12, 2018 and is managed by Janus Henderson.