Janus Henderson Launches Asset-Backed Securities ETF (JABS)

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07/23/2025 - 08:30 AM

JABS builds on the success of Janus Henderson’s leading securitized ETF franchise and augments the firm’s robust product set of active fixed income ETFs

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Janus Henderson Investors (NYSE: JHG) today announced it has launched the Janus Henderson Asset-Backed Securities ETF (Ticker: JABS) further bolstering the firm’s product set of active fixed income ETFs, specifically in the securitized space.

JABS will expand Janus Henderson’s offerings to meet client demand, including insurance companies, by offering an investment grade ABS ETF.

The Fund is managed by long-tenured Portfolio Managers John Kerschner, CFA and Nick Childs, CFA, who bring decades of expertise within securitized markets and track records managing securitized ETFs together including the successful JAAA, JBBB, JMBS, and JSI ETFs.

The portfolio will invest in high quality securitized assets that the investment team believes can generate attractive income with low volatility. The portfolio will allocate to investment grade rated asset-backed securities (ABS), utilizing the portfolio management team’s long-standing investment process that aims to capitalize on opportunities in the market through active asset allocation, relative value analysis, and security selection, anchored in a rigorous analysis of yield per unit of risk.

JABS is intended to provide investors access to short-duration, high quality, predominately fixed rate securitized assets. This product aims to serve as a fixed rate complement to Janus Henderson’s industry-leading CLO ETF, JAAA, which provides access to high quality floating rate CLOs.

“Having securitized assets in their portfolio is designed to help our clients diversify risk exposures, access better yield opportunities, manage duration, and improve credit quality. We believe that JABS will build on the success of our leading securitized products franchise, with the potential to help clients achieve superior financial outcomes,” said John Kerschner, Global Head of Securitized Products and Portfolio Manager at Janus Henderson.

“We believe that spreads are more attractive as they have widened to or beyond their 10-year averages, which could present an attractive opportunity to invest in asset-backed securities. JABS furthers Janus Henderson’s pioneering securitized ETF suite and gives clients direct and transparent access to asset-backed securities,” said Nick Childs, Head of Structured and Quantitative Fixed Income and Portfolio Manager at Janus Henderson.

Janus Henderson’s active securitized ETF suite of products currently includes JAAA, the largest CLO ETF, JBBB, which provides exposure to floating-rate CLOs generally rated BBB, JMBS, the largest actively managed mortgage-backed securities ETF, and JSI, which invests in opportunities across the U.S. securitized markets, in addition to JABS.¹ The firm is the second largest active fixed income ETF provider by AUM² and has $57B AUM in firmwide securitized assets³.

¹Source: Morningstar Asset Flows based on U.S. markets as June 30, 2025, and Janus Henderson analysis

²Source: Bloomberg, as of July 15, 2025

³As March 31, 2025

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About Janus Henderson

Janus Henderson Group is a leading global active asset manager dedicated to helping clients define and achieve superior financial outcomes through insights, disciplined investments, and world-class service. As of March 31, 2025, Janus Henderson had approximately US$373 billion in assets under management, more than 2,000 employees, and offices in 25 cities worldwide. The firm helps millions of people globally invest in a brighter future together. Headquartered in London, Janus Henderson is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Please consider the charges, risks, expenses, and investment objectives carefully before investing. For a prospectus or, if available, a summary prospectus containing this and other information, please call Janus Henderson at 800.668.0434 or download the file from janushenderson.com/info. Read it carefully before you invest or send money.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal and fluctuation of value. There is no assurance the stated objective(s) will be met.

OBJECTIVE: Janus Henderson Asset-Backed Securities ETF (JABS) seeks current income with a focus on preservation of capital.

Actively managed portfolios may fail to produce the intended results. No investment strategy can ensure a profit or eliminate the risk of loss.

Derivatives can be more volatile and sensitive to economic or market changes than other investments, which could result in losses exceeding the original investment and magnified by leverage.

Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) may be more sensitive to interest rate changes. They are subject to extension risk, where borrowers extend the duration of their mortgages as interest rates rise, and prepayment risk, where borrowers pay off their mortgages earlier as interest rates fall. These risks may reduce returns.

Fixed income securities are subject to interest rate, inflation, credit and default risk. The bond market is volatile. As interest rates rise, bond prices usually fall, and vice versa. The return of principal is not guaranteed, and prices may decline if an issuer fails to make timely payments or its credit strength weakens.

Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) are debt securities issued in different tranches, with varying degrees of risk, and backed by an underlying portfolio consisting primarily of below investment grade corporate loans. The return of principal is not guaranteed, and prices may decline if payments are not made timely or credit strength weakens. CLOs are subject to liquidity risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, call risk and the risk of default of the underlying assets.

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