JMBS Short Volume

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (JMBS) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Bonds industry, with a market capitalization near $6.76B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.20 to the broader market. The Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (JMBS) is designed to achieve its investment goals by concentrating its holdings primarily in debt securities linked to mortgages. public since 2018-09-13.

Short volume measures the number of shares sold short on a given day as reported by FINRA. Tracking short volume relative to total volume helps identify unusual bearish sentiment or short-squeeze potential.

Latest Date
2026-06-30
Short Volume
166.4K
Total Volume
491.3K
Short %
33.86%
30-Day Avg Short %
48.63%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF.

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Frequently asked JMBS short volume questions

What is the daily JMBS short volume?
As of Jun 30, 2026, Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (JMBS) short volume is 166.4K shares against 491.3K total reported volume, or 33.86% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is JMBS short volume reported?
FINRA publishes the Daily Short Sale Volume File for trades reported to FINRA TRFs and the FINRA/Nasdaq ADF on a T+1 basis. The headline figure is the count of shares that printed at the short-sale or short-exempt tick across all reporting venues for the symbol; each exchange separately publishes its own daily short-sale data file.
What does JMBS short volume tell options traders?
Daily short-sale flow is one input that helps disambiguate dealer-hedging activity from directional bear flow when the chain shows fresh customer call inventory. It is not a clean MM-only proxy: the headline number mixes directional shorting, options-MM delta-hedging, ETF-creation arbitrage, and convertible-arb hedging. Cross-check against gamma-exposure and OI changes for a cleaner read.