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

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

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock traded down $0.07 on Friday, hitting $45.15. 254,713 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 916,708. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $45.27 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $45.64. Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $43.98 and a one year high of $46.39.

Institutional Trading of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 19.3% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 25,412,542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,161,099,000 after buying an additional 4,119,668 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 21,610,598 shares of the company’s stock valued at $987,388,000 after buying an additional 82,081 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.6% in the 3rd 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. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 valued at $159,662,000 after buying an additional 429,083 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Haverford Trust Co increased its position in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 13.8% in the 4th quarter. Haverford Trust Co now owns 3,213,656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $146,832,000 after buying an additional 389,469 shares in the last quarter.

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.