AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund (NYSEARCA:BTAL) Short Interest Update

AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund (NYSEARCA:BTAL) saw a significant drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 347,179 shares, a drop of 53.2% from the November 30th total of 741,815 shares. Currently, 1.4% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 1,132,471 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days. Based on an average daily volume of 1,132,471 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 1.4% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund by 7.4% in the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 22,864 shares of the company’s stock worth $364,000 after purchasing an additional 1,582 shares during the period. J.Safra Asset Management Corp acquired a new position in shares of AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund during the second quarter worth about $48,000. Triumph Capital Management bought a new position in shares of AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund during the third quarter worth about $70,000. Ethos Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund by 24.7% during the second quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 25,229 shares of the company’s stock worth $446,000 after buying an additional 5,004 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its position in AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 224,292 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,571,000 after buying an additional 5,487 shares during the last quarter.

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

NYSEARCA BTAL traded down $0.07 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $14.46. 200,497 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 755,812. The company’s 50-day moving average is $14.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $16.01. AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund has a one year low of $14.08 and a one year high of $22.10. The company has a market capitalization of $361.50 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.67 and a beta of -0.66.

About AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund

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.