Short Interest in Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NYSEARCA:JMBS) Drops By 88.0%

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NYSEARCA:JMBS) saw a large decline in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 135,173 shares, a decline of 88.0% from the November 30th total of 1,128,784 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 606,116 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 606,116 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

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

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in JMBS. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,893,960 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 23.9% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,109,031 shares of the company’s stock worth $141,989,000 after acquiring an additional 598,927 shares during the last quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 64.3% in the third quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,401,814 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,021,000 after acquiring an additional 548,655 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 14.0% in the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,495,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,662,000 after acquiring an additional 429,083 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 118.0% during the first quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC now owns 642,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,056,000 after acquiring an additional 347,969 shares during the last quarter.

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA JMBS remained flat at $45.77 on Friday. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 461,482 shares, compared to its average volume of 710,998. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $45.80 and a 200-day moving average price of $45.34. Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $43.45 and a 52 week high of $46.20.

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.2029 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 22nd. This is an increase from Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.19. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 5.3%.

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.