Short Interest in AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund (NYSEARCA:BTAL) Increases By 238.1%

AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund (NYSEARCA:BTAL) was the target of a large increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 968,046 shares, an increase of 238.1% from the July 15th total of 286,322 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 799,324 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days. Currently, 3.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. CoreCap Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund in the second quarter valued at $36,000. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new position in AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund during the 3rd quarter worth about $70,000. J.Safra Asset Management Corp lifted its holdings in AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund by 10.0% during the 4th quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp now owns 8,142 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,000 after buying an additional 741 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in shares of AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund by 59.4% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 27,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $380,000 after buying an additional 10,146 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Worth Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund by 20.5% in the 1st quarter. Worth Asset Management LLC now owns 30,472 shares of the company’s stock valued at $425,000 after buying an additional 5,190 shares during the last quarter.

AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund Price Performance

AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund stock opened at $11.86 on Friday. AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund has a 1 year low of $10.86 and a 1 year high of $17.36. The business has a 50 day moving average of $11.71 and a 200-day moving average of $12.73. The company has a market capitalization of $298.87 million, a P/E ratio of 17.67 and a beta of -0.64.

AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund Company Profile

The AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund (BTAL) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in long\u002Fshort alternatives. The fund is an actively managed fund that takes long positions in low beta US stocks, offset by short positions in high beta US stocks. BTAL was launched on Sep 13, 2011 and is managed by AGF.