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

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NYSEARCA:JMBS) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 163,481 shares, an increase of 146.2% from the March 31st total of 66,394 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 709,374 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of JMBS. Able Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 295.0% in the 1st quarter. Able Wealth Management LLC now owns 26,559 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,200,000 after buying an additional 19,836 shares during the period. Northwest Financial Advisors grew its position in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 9.6% during the first quarter. Northwest Financial Advisors now owns 56,922 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,572,000 after purchasing an additional 5,007 shares in the last quarter. James Investment Research Inc. raised its position in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 67.4% during the first quarter. James Investment Research Inc. now owns 26,243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,186,000 after buying an additional 10,566 shares during the last quarter. Essex LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 13.3% in the first quarter. Essex LLC now owns 5,585 shares of the company’s stock worth $252,000 after buying an additional 655 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Columbia Advisory Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the first quarter worth $2,663,000.

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.2%

JMBS stock traded up $0.10 on Friday, reaching $45.62. 408,182 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,020,046. Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $43.79 and a one year high of $46.39. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $45.66 and a 200-day simple moving average of $45.76.

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th were paid 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 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.