John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (JHMB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, investors have sold 9,800 shares of JHMB short. 0.15% of John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF's current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.15% of John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,800 shares, an increase of 50.8% from the previous total of 6,500 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

0.15% of John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF: First Trust TCW Securitized Plus ETF (0.46%), Obra Opportunistic Structured Products ETF (0.04%), First Trust Commercial Mortgage Opportunities ETF (1.72%), First Trust Structured Credit Income Opportunities ETF (6.16%), DoubleLine Commercial Real Estate ETF (1.38%), DoubleLine Mortgage ETF (0.35%), iShares CMBS ETF (0.99%), Angel Oak Income ETF (0.12%), and Janus Henderson Securitized Income ETF (0.52%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling JHMB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF as its price is falling. JHMB shares are trading down $0.04 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of JHMB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including JHMB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.