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

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NYSEARCA:JMBS) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 277,012 shares, an increase of 62.7% from the February 26th total of 170,214 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 782,939 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in JMBS. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its position in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 18.1% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 503,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,000,000 after purchasing an additional 77,059 shares during the period. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $120,000. VestGen Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.8% during the 4th quarter. VestGen Advisors LLC now owns 53,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,430,000 after buying an additional 4,286 shares during the period. OLD Mission Capital LLC acquired a new position in Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $412,000. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its holdings in Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1,114.4% in the 4th quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 155,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,097,000 after acquiring an additional 142,537 shares during the period.

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of JMBS remained flat at $44.91 during mid-day trading on Friday. The stock had a trading volume of 1,265,356 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,141,506. Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $43.59 and a 52 week high of $46.39. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $45.82 and its 200-day moving average price is $45.79.

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Investors of record on Friday, February 27th were paid a $0.1905 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 27th.

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.