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

Barron’s 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:BFOR) saw a significant 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 shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of Barron’s 400 ETF by 7.2% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 58,313 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,840,000 after buying an additional 3,935 shares in the last quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. lifted 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 buying an additional 7,908 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in Barron’s 400 ETF by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 13,453 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,108,000 after acquiring an additional 176 shares during the last quarter. Alteri Wealth LLC boosted its position in 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 acquiring an additional 1,265 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bantamac Capital LLC boosted its position in 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 acquiring an additional 767 shares during the last quarter.

Barron’s 400 ETF Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of BFOR traded up $0.09 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $23.40. 11,167 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 27,218. The stock has a market capitalization of $228.15 million, a PE ratio of 16.61 and a beta of 1.01. Barron’s 400 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $19.09 and a fifty-two week high of $24.05. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $23.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.12.

Barron’s 400 ETF Company Profile

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.