Short Interest in Barron’s 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:BFOR) Drops By 82.2%

Barron’s 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:BFOR) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,043 shares, a decrease of 82.2% from the August 15th total of 17,109 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 49,898 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Aspire Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Barron’s 400 ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $636,000. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in Barron’s 400 ETF by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 13,453 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,108,000 after buying an additional 176 shares during the period. Susquehanna International Group LLP boosted its holdings in shares of Barron’s 400 ETF by 64.4% during the 3rd quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 6,689 shares of the company’s stock worth $543,000 after buying an additional 2,620 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Barron’s 400 ETF by 38.7% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,850 shares of the company’s stock worth $231,000 after buying an additional 795 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Barron’s 400 ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $260,000.

Barron’s 400 ETF Trading Up 0.8%

BFOR stock traded up $0.18 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $23.61. The stock had a trading volume of 16,197 shares, compared to its average volume of 31,405. The firm has a market cap of $231.85 million, a P/E ratio of 16.61 and a beta of 1.01. Barron’s 400 ETF has a 1-year low of $19.31 and a 1-year high of $24.65. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $23.90 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $22.73.

About Barron’s 400 ETF

The Barron’s 400 ETF (BFOR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an equally weighted index comprising 400 US companies selected on fundamental parameters. BFOR was launched on Jun 4, 2013 and is managed by ALPS.