JABS Short Interest

Janus Detroit Street Trust - Janus Henderson Asset-Backed Securities ETF (JABS) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $138.4M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.03 to the broader market. JABS is actively managed and invests primarily in USD-denominated, asset-backed securities (ABS), including CLOs, CMOs, agency/non-agency MBS, private structures, and pass-through certificates. public since 2025-07-23.

Short interest is the total number of shares currently sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly by FINRA. Days to cover (short interest divided by average daily volume) indicates how long it would take short sellers to close positions, with higher values signaling greater squeeze potential.

Settlement Date
2026-09-30
Short Interest
6.3K
Previous Short Interest
1.4K
Change
358.20%
Days to Cover
1.00
Avg Daily Volume
76.5K
Avg Days to Cover (24 reports)
1.48

Showing 24 twice-monthly FINRA short interest reports for Janus Detroit Street Trust - Janus Henderson Asset-Backed Securities ETF.

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Frequently asked JABS short interest questions

What is the current JABS short interest?
As of the Sep 30, 2026 settlement, Janus Detroit Street Trust - Janus Henderson Asset-Backed Securities ETF (JABS) short interest is 6.3K shares, a +358.20% change from the prior period. FINRA publishes short interest twice monthly on the 15th and last business day of each month under Rule 4560.
What is the JABS days-to-cover ratio?
Days-to-cover is 1.00, calculated as short interest divided by average daily volume. It estimates how many trading days closing all short positions would consume given typical liquidity. Values above 5 days are commonly cited as elevated; values above 10 days are squeeze-relevant.
How does JABS short interest affect options pricing?
High short interest changes options pricing through three mechanics: borrow-rebate effects (synthetic long stock trades below frictionless put-call parity by approximately the borrow rebate when shares are hard-to-borrow), gamma-squeeze setup risk (if dealers are short gamma against retail call buying, dealer hedge flow can amplify upward moves), and elevated event-vol pricing on names with squeeze potential. See the canonical short-interest documentation for the full mechanism.