Short Interest in Barron’s 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:BFOR) Expands By 483.0%

Barron’s 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:BFORGet Free Report) saw a significant increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 38,222 shares, an increase of 483.0% from the June 30th total of 6,556 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 10,704 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.6 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Barron’s 400 ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BFOR. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in Barron’s 400 ETF by 7.2% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 58,313 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,840,000 after acquiring an additional 3,935 shares during the period. Trilogy Capital Inc. raised its stake in shares of Barron’s 400 ETF by 21.9% during the second quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. now owns 43,999 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,207,000 after purchasing an additional 7,908 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Barron’s 400 ETF by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 13,453 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,108,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares during the period. Alteri Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Barron’s 400 ETF by 11.2% during 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Bantamac Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Barron’s 400 ETF by 7.7% during 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 in the last quarter.

Barron’s 400 ETF Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSEARCA BFOR traded up $0.09 on Friday, hitting $23.40. The company had a trading volume of 11,167 shares, compared to its average volume of 27,218. Barron’s 400 ETF has a 12-month low of $19.09 and a 12-month high of $24.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $228.15 million, a P/E ratio of 16.61 and a beta of 1.01. The business has a 50 day moving average of $23.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.12.

Barron’s 400 ETF Company Profile

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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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