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

Barron’s 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:BFORGet Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of 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. Based on an average trading volume of 10,704 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.6 days. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Barron’s 400 ETF Stock Performance

BFOR opened at $23.40 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $23.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.12. Barron’s 400 ETF has a 1 year low of $19.09 and a 1 year high of $24.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $228.15 million, a PE ratio of 16.61 and a beta of 1.01.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Barron’s 400 ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BFOR. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Barron’s 400 ETF by 56.7% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,175 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,000 after buying an additional 425 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Barron’s 400 ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $158,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in Barron’s 400 ETF in the third quarter valued at $260,000. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in Barron’s 400 ETF by 43.0% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 55,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,497,000 after acquiring an additional 16,646 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Susquehanna International Group LLP grew its position in Barron’s 400 ETF by 64.4% during the third quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 6,689 shares of the company’s stock valued at $543,000 after acquiring an additional 2,620 shares during the period.

About Barron’s 400 ETF

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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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