John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NYSEARCA:JHMB) Short Interest Update

John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NYSEARCA:JHMB) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 19,520 shares, an increase of 73.4% from the May 31st total of 11,259 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 35,346 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 13.9% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,333,491 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,550,000 after buying an additional 162,580 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its position in John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 57.3% during the fourth quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 1,085,694 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,059,000 after acquiring an additional 395,575 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,069,309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,696,000 after acquiring an additional 38,986 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its position in John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 10.3% during the fourth quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 604,230 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,390,000 after acquiring an additional 56,262 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fidelity D & D Bancorp Inc. raised its stake in shares of John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 7.1% in the first quarter. Fidelity D & D Bancorp Inc. now owns 414,145 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,117,000 after acquiring an additional 27,275 shares during the period.

John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA JHMB opened at $21.93 on Friday. John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $21.56 and a 1-year high of $22.60. The business’s 50 day moving average is $21.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.13.

John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Company Profile

The John Hancock Mortgage Backed Securities ETF (JHMB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg U.S. MBS index. The fund is actively managed and primarily invests in investment grade mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government and private entities with no specific limit to maturity. JHMB was launched on Aug 19, 2021 and is managed by John Hancock.