BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
The AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta ETF tracks an equal weighted index that takes long positions in low beta US stocks offset by short positions in high beta US stocks.
US
EQUITY
Rules-Based
MANAGEMENT STYLE
256.6 M
ASSETS UNDER MGMT
143 bp
EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsor | AGFiQ |
Category | US |
Asset class | Equity |
Website | link... |
Inception date | Sep 13, 2011 |
Assets (mns) | $253 |
Expense ratio | 143 bp |
Fund Structure
Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
Distributions | Annually |
Taxation | 1099 |
Derivatives-based | No |
Options available | Yes |
Currency hedged | No |
Fund of funds | No |
Asset Allocation
Historical Performance
Standardized Performance (as of 04/30/2025)
YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | 20 YR | Incep. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Price Returns | 9.6% | 6.5% | -1.7% | 0.6% | -4.0% | 0.5% | -- | -1.5% |
Dividend Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 0.8% | -- | 0.7% |
Total Returns | 9.6% | 6.5% | 1.4% | 3.0% | -2.6% | 1.3% | -- | -0.7% | Ann. Volatility | 26.6% | 19.7% | 18.1% | 18.9% | 19.4% | 16.8% | -- | 17.0% |
Market Correlations
versus... | Beta | R-squared |
S&P 500 | -0.62 | 37% |
MSCI EAFE | -0.42 | 18% |
MSCI Emg Mkts | -0.42 | 18% |
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000) | 1,228 |
Turnover | 0.0% |
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.16% |
ADV of underlying (mns) | $0 |
Technical Indicators
Recent close | $20.26 |
30d moving avg. | $20.52 |
Annualized volatility | 16.8% |
Relative strength (RSI) | 52 |
Short interest (ETF) | 7.5% |
Short interest (underlying) | 0.0% |
Distributions
Assets Under Management (mns)
Money Flows (mns)
Short Interest (as % of shares outstanding)
Long Money Flows (mns)
Expense Analysis
Peer Group | Rules-Based US Equity ETFs |
# of ETFs | 609 |
Avg. Expense Ratio | 46.6 bp |
Std. Deviation | 32.9 bp |
BTAL (143 bp) Percentile rank | 99 |
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp) (A) |
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp) (B) |
TCO (bp) (A)+(B) |
|
---|---|---|---|
BTAL | 143.0 | 15.5 | 158.5 |
Peer Avg. | 49.0 | 20.2 | 69.2 |
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