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BFOR

GradeCNew York Stock Exchange Arca

ALPS ETF Trust - Barron's 400 ETF

Factor & Screened Index · ALPS Funds · Inception 2013-06-03 · SEC filings

$23.17−0.16 (−0.68%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:14 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 57 prints from 23.33 to 23.17. Range 23.13 to 23.29. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$23.15$23.20$23.25$23.3010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.65%
Fund size
$232M
1Y return
+14.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.53%
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$23.35
52W range
low $19.31high $24.65

The ETF.net BFOR Grade

C

50/ 100

Rank 63 of 99 in US Multifactor⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for BFOR. Scores out of 100: Cost 6, Risk 45, Mission 100, Tradability 42, Holdings 89, Durability 44. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Cost (6). Leans toward Mission.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 50 of 100 sits in the C band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    FScore 6
    Category rank92/99 · bottom quartile

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 100
    Category rank1/86 · top 1%

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 45
    Category rank53/96 · mid-pack

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 42
    Category rank58/99 · mid-pack

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 89
    Category rank1/98 · top 1%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 44
    Category rank67/99 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on BFOR

ETF.net Research

CA famous stock list turned into a fund. BFOR follows the Barron's 400 Index, a rules-based screen for growth at a reasonable price plus quality in US stocks, and it has run that playbook since 2013.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track the performance of the Barron's 400 Index before fees and expenses.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Tracks the Barron's 400 Index tightly. For a rules-based fund that is the whole job, and this one does it with very little drift.alpsfunds.com
  2. 02One basket, roughly 400 US companies, screened for growth at a reasonable price plus quality. No single name carries the portfolio.
  3. 03Live since 2013, so the screen has been through real markets rather than a backtest deck.

Worth knowing

  1. 01At 0.65% a year, it charges about double the typical US multifactor fund, and well above big rivals like FNDX (0.25%) or VONV (0.06%).
  2. 02Thinly traded. Spreads can widen, so limit orders matter more here than with the mega-funds in the category.
  3. 03Sits in the lower half of its US multifactor peer group, driven by cost and trading friction rather than by how it follows its index.

BFOR Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 6:07 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
—
Top-10 weight
4%
Largest holding
AMD0.7%

Sectors

  • Financials22.4%
  • Technology20.6%
  • Industrials14.4%
  • Health Care12.3%
  • Consumer Discr.10.9%
  • Energy7.4%
  • Cons. Staples4.1%
  • Communication3.7%
  • Materials2.8%
  • Utilities1.6%

Geography

  • United States96.63%
  • Bermuda2.07%
  • Puerto Rico0.74%
  • Cayman Islands0.55%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 35.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc.0.68%3,614$2M618
002MRVLMarvell Technology Inc.0.48%5,838$1M458
003ILMNIllumina Inc.0.47%5,838$1M305
004USDCash Equivalent0.40%1,199,816$1M66
005IRDMIridium Communications Inc.0.32%20,294$949K168
006PLUSePlus Inc.0.28%9,174$836K143
007WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services Inc.0.27%2,224$806K287
008WTWisdomTree Inc.0.25%32,248$744K121
009LTHLife Time Group Holdings Inc.0.25%18,070$736K137
010ECPGEncore Capital Group Inc.0.24%7,367$733K120
011VIRTVirtu Financial Inc.0.24%12,371$714K156
012GILDGilead Sciences Inc.0.24%4,726$709K482
013WTFCWintrust Financial Corp.0.23%4,726$697K160
014FTKFlotek Industries Inc.0.23%22,030$692K53
015ALABAstera Labs Inc.0.23%2,260$685K258

Showing 1–15 of 519 holdings

BFOR Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

BFOR$11,448
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. BFOR $11,448. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,326$10,811$12,296Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for BFOR. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBFOR
Year to date+13.3%
1 month−4.0%
3 months−0.2%
1 year+14.5%
3 years+19.7%per year
5 years+10.6%per year
10 years+12.1%per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for BFOR
YearReturn barBFOR
2026 YTD+13.3%
2025+13.9%
2024+17.8%
2023+18.1%
2022−15.9%
2021+30.7%
2020+17.5%

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BFOR Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
0.53%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.12Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.12 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 10 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 21, 2017 $0.06; Dec 20, 2018 $0.08; Dec 19, 2019 $0.07; Dec 22, 2020 $0.12; Sep 16, 2021 $0.0041; Dec 22, 2021 $0.14; Dec 22, 2022 $0.22; Dec 21, 2023 $0.20; Dec 19, 2024 $0.13; Dec 18, 2025 $0.12. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 18, 2025Dec 23, 2025$0.12
Dec 19, 2024Dec 26, 2024$0.13
Dec 21, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.20
Dec 22, 2022Dec 29, 2022$0.22
Dec 22, 2021Dec 29, 2021$0.14
Sep 16, 2021Sep 23, 2021$0.0041
Dec 22, 2020Dec 30, 2020$0.12
Dec 19, 2019Dec 27, 2019$0.07
Dec 20, 2018Dec 27, 2018$0.08
Dec 21, 2017Dec 28, 2017$0.06
Dec 21, 2016Dec 29, 2016$0.07
Dec 23, 2015Dec 31, 2015$0.06

BFOR Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
15.2%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.91
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−25.9%
Trough Sep 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.01
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

BFOR Cost

Expense ratio0.65%
  • The middle half of US Multifactor funds
  • Median 0.30%

90 of the 98 US Multifactor funds charge less.

BFOR costs $65.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Multifactor fund costs $30.00.