BFOR
ALPS Barron's 400 ETF
Barron's 400 ETF is an exchange-traded fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund seeks to track the performance of the Barron's 400 Index.
US
EQUITY
Passive
MANAGEMENT STYLE
65 bp
EXPENSES
$147.1 M
ASSETS UNDER MGMT
Fund Basics
| Fund sponsor | ALPS Advisors Inc |
| Category | US |
| Asset class | Equity |
| Website | link... |
| Inception date | Jun 03, 2013 |
| Assets (mns) | $147 |
| Expense ratio | 65 bp |
| Currency | USD |
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
| Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
| Distributions | Annually |
| Taxation | 1099 |
| Stock selection | Fundamental |
| Weighting | Equal |
| Holdings Transparency | Full |
| Derivatives-based | No |
| Options available | Yes |
| Currency hedged | No |
| Fund of funds | No |
Top 10 Holdings
Complete list +
| LANTHEUS HOLDINGS INC | 0.4 % |
| UFP TECHNOLOGIES INC | 0.4 % |
| TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORPORATION | 0.4 % |
| CIRRUS LOGIC INC | 0.3 % |
| INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVIC | 0.3 % |
| AGILYSYS INC | 0.3 % |
| CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC | 0.3 % |
| METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP. | 0.3 % |
| BOFI HOLDING INC | 0.3 % |
| ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORP | 0.3 % |
Constituent Breakdown
| Number of holdings | 391 |
| Herfindahl-Hirschman Index | 26 |
| Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) | $73,062 |
| Large cap (>$10bn) | 51.6% |
| Mid cap ($2-10bn) | 30.0% |
| Small cap (<$2bn) | 17.4% |
| Developed mkts. | 99.7% |
| Emerging mkts. | 0.3% |
Country Exposure
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UNITED STATES | 94.0 % |
 |
BERMUDA | 1.7 % |
 |
PUERTO RICO | 0.6 % |
Historical Performance
Standardized Performance (as of 06/30/2024)
| YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | Incep. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Returns | 2.4% | 12.6% | 14.2% | 3.7% | 10.7% | 8.2% | 9.9% | Volatility | 13.3% | 14.7% | 19.8% | 20.0% | 23.8% | 19.9% | -- |
Market Correlations
| versus... | Beta | R-squared |
| S&P 500 | 1.06 | 84% |
| MSCI EAFE | 1.03 | 73% |
| MSCI Emg Mkts | 0.70 | 34% |
Liquidity Measures
| Avg. volume (000) | 4 |
| Turnover | 0.2% |
| Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.11% |
| ADV of underlying (mns) | $265,464 |
Technical Indicators
| Recent close | $69.16 |
| 30d moving avg. | $67.20 |
| Annualized volatility | 21.0% |
| Relative strength (RSI) | 52 |
| Short interest (ETF) | 0.0% |
| Short interest (underlying) | 3.5% |
Distributions
Assets Under Management (mns)
Money Flows (mns)
Short Interest (as % of shares outstanding)
Long Money Flows (mns)
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Comparable ETFs Based on Overlap
| Ticker | Fund Name | Overlap vs. BFOR |
Expenses vs. BFOR |
ALTAR Score™ vs. BFOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFA | VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF | 36.0% | -30 bp | -0.4% |
| CFO | VictoryShares US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF | 35.9% | -25 bp | -0.5% |
| ONEO | SPDR Russell 1000 Momentum Focus ETF | 33.9% | -45 bp | +0.8% |
| GSEW | Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF | 32.7% | -56 bp | -0.3% |
| FAD | First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund | 32.0% | -1 bp | -4.2% |
| RSP | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | 30.7% | -45 bp | -0.2% |
| DEUS | Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF | 30.0% | -48 bp | +0.7% |
| EUSA | iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF | 29.6% | -56 bp | -0.4% |
| SIZE | iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF | 29.3% | -50 bp | -0.4% |
| FEX | First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund | 29.0% | -6 bp | -0.4% |
Risk and Returns: BFOR vs. Comps (1 YR)
Notes: Top 10 overlapping ETFs. Funds with insufficient history not shown. Some funds may overlap. Hover over data point for ticker symbol.
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Results & Estimates
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Return on Equity
Net Margins
EPS Revision Activity (6 mo. ago = 100%)
Compound Annual Growth Rates
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Valuation Metrics
| 2023 | 2024E | Fwd Est | 2025E | |
| Price-to-sales | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-earnings | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-cash flow | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-growth | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-book value | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Yield | --% | --% | --x | --% |
Based on closing prices from 7/25/2024
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BFOR
Notes: Based on adjusted historical results for current fund constituents. May differ from results achieved by past fund constituents. Max P/E of 100x.
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ETF Research Center Fund Rating
Our measure of an ETF's overall investment merit
ALTAR Score™
BFOR
6.4%
Cat. Avg
5.7%
Fund Category: US
| Avg. Return on Equity | --% |
| Divided by: Fwd. P/BV | --x |
| Less: Expenses | -- bp |
| Equals: ALTAR Score™ | 6.4% |
Recommendation
OVERWEIGHT
Above average appreciation potential. A rating of OVERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 4th quintile (ranking higher than 60%-80%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at attractive valuations and/or having above-average fundamentals.
Category Overview
There are 899 funds in the US category, with an average ALTAR Score™
of 5.7% and a standard deviation of
2.4%. BFOR's ALTAR Score™ is approximately
0.3 standard deviations
above
the category average. This places BFOR in the 60th percentile among funds in the category.
Consensus Recommendation
Sell-side recommendations on the ETF's individual constituents
Composite
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Peer Average
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Breakdown
Expense Analysis
| Peer Group | Passive US Equity ETFs |
| # of ETFs | 192 |
| Avg. Expense Ratio | 31.0 bp |
| Std. Deviation | 25.7 bp |
| BFOR (65 bp) Percentile rank | 91 |
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
| Expense (bp) (A) |
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp) (B) |
TCO (bp) (A)+(B) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| BFOR | 65.0 | 11.0 | 76 |
| Peer Avg. | 20.8 | 9.5 | 30.4 |
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