Barron’s 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:BFOR – Get Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 34,790 shares, a growth of 1,043.3% from the August 31st total of 3,043 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 31,685 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days.
Barron’s 400 ETF Price Performance
Shares of NYSEARCA BFOR traded up $0.06 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $23.18. 17,632 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 30,394. The company has a market cap of $230.59 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.61 and a beta of 1.01. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $23.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $22.82. Barron’s 400 ETF has a 52 week low of $19.31 and a 52 week high of $24.65.
Institutional Trading of Barron’s 400 ETF
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new position in shares of Barron’s 400 ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $142,000. Aspire Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Barron’s 400 ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $636,000. Bantamac Capital LLC lifted its position in Barron’s 400 ETF by 7.7% in the fourth quarter. Bantamac Capital LLC now owns 10,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $887,000 after purchasing an additional 767 shares during the period. Alteri Wealth LLC lifted its position in Barron’s 400 ETF by 11.2% in the fourth quarter. Alteri Wealth LLC now owns 12,543 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,033,000 after purchasing an additional 1,265 shares during the period. Finally, Trilogy Capital Inc. boosted its stake in Barron’s 400 ETF by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. now owns 36,091 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,996,000 after purchasing an additional 501 shares in the last quarter.
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.
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