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

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NYSEARCA:JMBSGet Free Report) saw a significant increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 210,583 shares, an increase of 709.8% from the August 15th total of 26,005 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 609,905 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of JMBS traded down $0.08 on Friday, reaching $43.44. 582,197 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 811,399. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $44.43 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $45.02. Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $43.42 and a 52-week high of $46.39.

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

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 353.5% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 26,216 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,185,000 after buying an additional 20,435 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its position in Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.2% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,066,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $138,164,000 after acquiring an additional 93,774 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 11.6% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 18,218,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $820,751,000 after acquiring an additional 1,893,960 shares during the last quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 6.0% in the second quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 29,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,342,000 after acquiring an additional 1,677 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prevail Innovative Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 63.8% during the 2nd quarter. Prevail Innovative Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 63,457 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,859,000 after acquiring an additional 24,705 shares during the period.

About Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

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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.

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