ALPS ETF Trust - Barron's 400 ETF
$23.510.00 (0.00%)
- 0.65%
- $234M
- +20.7%
- 0.52%
- 0M sh
- $23.50
- low $19.31high $24.65
The ETF.net BFOR Grade
C
Score 51 out of 100
- 61 of 99
Score 51 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F6 out of 100Rank 92 of 99Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 86Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C48 out of 100Rank 50 of 97Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C43 out of 100Rank 56 of 99Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A88 out of 100Rank 2 of 98Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C44 out of 100Rank 66 of 99
Our read on BFOR
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.
The fund seeks to track the performance of the Barron's 400 Index before fees and expenses.
Why people hold it
- Tracks 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
- One basket, roughly 400 US companies, screened for growth at a reasonable price plus quality. No single name carries the portfolio.
- Live since 2013, so the screen has been through real markets rather than a backtest deck.
Worth knowing
- At 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%).
- Thinly traded. Spreads can widen, so limit orders matter more here than with the mega-funds in the category.
- Sits 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
- Stocks
- 401
- 3%
- USD
Sectors
- Technology20.3%
- Financials20.0%
- Industrials14.9%
- Health Care12.4%
- Energy10.6%
- Consumer Discretionary9.8%
- Materials4.8%
- Consumer Staples3.7%
- Communication2.8%
- Utilities0.5%
Geography
- United States96.56%
- Bermuda2.05%
- Puerto Rico0.71%
- Cayman Islands0.67%
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$12,072
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | BFOR |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +14.2% |
| 1 month | −0.4% |
| 3 months | −0.8% |
| 1 year | +20.7% |
| 3 years | +19.7% |
| 5 years | +10.6% |
| 10 years | +12.4% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | BFOR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +14.2% | |
| 2025 | +13.9% | |
| 2024 | +17.8% | |
| 2023 | +18.1% | |
| 2022 | −15.9% | |
| 2021 | +30.7% | |
| 2020 | +17.5% |
BFOR in the news
BFOR Dividends
- 0.52%
- $0.12
- $0.12 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
BFOR Risk
- 15.2%
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.
- 0.91
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.
- −25.9%
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.
- 1.03
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
0.65%
BFOR0.65%
- The middle half of US Multifactor funds
- Median 0.30%
91 of the 99 US Multifactor funds charge less.
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