Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NYSEARCA:JMBS) Short Interest Update

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NYSEARCA:JMBS) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 235,002 shares, an increase of 73.9% from the December 15th total of 135,173 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 570,456 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Based on an average daily volume of 570,456 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of JMBS. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 18,331,367 shares of the company’s stock valued at $837,194,000 after buying an additional 112,695 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 8,051,033 shares of the company’s stock valued at $362,699,000 after acquiring an additional 129,294 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 14.0% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,495,989 shares of the company’s stock worth $159,662,000 after purchasing an additional 429,083 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 23.9% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,109,031 shares of the company’s stock worth $141,989,000 after purchasing an additional 598,927 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CW Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 2,631,676 shares of the company’s stock valued at $118,557,000 after purchasing an additional 78,921 shares during the period.

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of JMBS stock traded down $0.06 on Thursday, reaching $45.94. The company had a trading volume of 855,765 shares, compared to its average volume of 773,187. The company has a 50-day moving average of $45.76 and a 200-day moving average of $45.46. Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $43.59 and a 12 month high of $46.20.

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 22nd were given a dividend of $0.2029 per share. This is an increase from Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.19. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 22nd.

About Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

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.