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Barron's 400 ETF

BFOR
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Jun 04 2013
Expense Ratio
0.65%
Type
US Equities
Fund Owner
ALPS
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$159,783
AUM
$129,880,048
Associated Index
Barron s 400 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

HNRG
Hallador Energy Co
0.29%
FRO
Frontline Plc
0.28%
WNC
Wabash National Corp.
0.28%
AMR
Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
0.28%
ARLP
Alliance Resource Partners, LP - Unit
0.28%
SJT
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust - Unit
0.27%
HUM
Humana Inc.
0.27%
UNH
Unitedhealth Group Inc
0.27%
MMP
Magellan Midstream Partners L.P.
0.27%
RES
RPC, Inc.
0.27%
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What is BFOR?

The Fund seeks investment results that replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Barron s 400 Index.

ETFs related toBFOR

ETFs correlated to BFOR include VFQY, EZM, IVOO

BFOR
ALPS Advisors Inc - Barron's 400 ETF
VFQY
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF
EZM
WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund
IVOO
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF
MDY
State Street Global Advisors - S&P MidCap 400 ETF
SPMD
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF
MIDU
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily Mid Cap Bull 3x Shares
DFAS
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF
IJH
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
JHMM
John Hancock Investment Management LLC - John Hancock Multifactor Mid Cap ETF
GRPM
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco S&P MidCap 400 GARP ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

Automated Strategies
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Category

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Risk Rating

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Category

Momentum, Be Risk Aware, Diversification

Risk Rating

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FAQ

BFOR is a US Equities ETF. The Fund seeks investment results that replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Barron s 400 Index.

BFOR tracks the Barron s 400 Index.

No, BFOR is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, BFOR is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on BFOR is -0.013%. This is the percent change in the value of BFOR over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on BFOR is 0.0187%. This is the percent change in the value of BFOR over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of BFOR for the past year is 0.2121%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to BFOR include PKW, VIXY, and XYLD.

ETFs correlated to BFOR include VFQY, EZM, and IVOO.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to BFOR include RWM, TWM, and TZA.

Disclaimers

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We show information directly obtained from our data provider, Xignite. Data shown here is provided by Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes the information shown here is reliable, but has not been verified and there is no guarantee that the information is accurate.

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.