Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NYSEARCA:JMBS) Short Interest Up 284.8% in February

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NYSEARCA:JMBS) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 170,214 shares, an increase of 284.8% from the February 12th total of 44,233 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 903,654 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 903,654 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 19.3% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 25,412,542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,161,099,000 after purchasing an additional 4,119,668 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth acquired a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $128,206,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings 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 buying an additional 1,893,960 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 691.3% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,893,478 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,589,000 after purchasing an additional 1,654,186 shares during the period. Finally, AlphaCore Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 18,847.8% in the 4th quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 825,936 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,737,000 after acquiring an additional 821,577 shares during the last quarter.

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.5%

NYSEARCA JMBS traded down $0.23 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $45.64. The company had a trading volume of 732,073 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,120,233. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $45.94 and its 200 day moving average is $45.79. Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $43.59 and a fifty-two week high of $46.39.

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 27th were given a dividend of $0.1905 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 27th.

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.