Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NYSEARCA:JMBS) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NYSEARCA:JMBS) saw strong trading volume on Friday . 1,860,164 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 268% from the previous session’s volume of 505,626 shares.The stock last traded at $45.9250 and had previously closed at $45.71.

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

The firm has a 50 day moving average of $45.73 and a 200-day moving average of $45.42.

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 29th. Investors of record on Monday, December 22nd were paid a $0.2029 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 22nd. This is a positive change from Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.19. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.3%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in JMBS. Genesis Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $6,710,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.9% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,466,571 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,069,000 after buying an additional 81,620 shares during the last quarter. Carter Financial Group INC. acquired a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,734,000. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 198.2% during the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,000 after acquiring an additional 1,108 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gradient Investments LLC raised its position in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 7.6% during the third quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 2,138,813 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,680,000 after acquiring an additional 150,680 shares during the last quarter.

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.