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Barron's 400 ETF (BFOR)

Mid-Cap Blend | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
89.37 USD +1.81 (2.067%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 3:59 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 89.37

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:30 p.m. EDT

BFOR appears to be a mixed bag. Short-term momentum is weak with recent price fluctuations, but there's a slight upward trend in the last few days. The dividend yield is reasonably high, and the recent dividend payouts show a consistent pattern. However, the forecasting model suggests minimal price movement in the next 45 days, which may not be ideal for short-term traders. Long-term investors might consider the recent dip as a buying opportunity, especially given the consistent dividend history. Overall, the stock is not a strong short-term play but could be a decent long-term hold with a focus on dividend income.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.019885
AutoARIMA0.019885
MSTL0.020129
AutoTheta0.040593

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 8.80
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.248
Excess Kurtosis -0.96
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 16.73

As of April 11, 2026, 1:30 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. For the near-term (April 17), there is a slight bias towards calls with the ATM strike at 86.0 and a top OI at 87.0, suggesting some bullish sentiment. However, for the mid-term (May 15), the majority of open interest is in out-of-the-money puts, indicating a potential bearish outlook. For the longer-term (August 21), there is a balance between calls and puts, with higher open interest in out-of-the-money calls, suggesting a cautious bullish stance.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.59% 0.59% 0.86% 1.06%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-18 0.490 0.590646
2024-12-19 0.504 0.698732
2023-12-21 0.783 1.278216
2022-12-22 0.894 1.728444
2021-12-22 0.574 0.953634
2021-09-16 0.016 0.027987
2020-12-22 0.488 1.038923
2019-12-19 0.295 0.735897
2018-12-20 0.334 1.031034
2017-12-21 0.248 0.640868
2016-12-21 0.274 0.839784
2015-12-23 0.259 0.932428
2014-12-24 0.226 0.787250
2013-12-26 0.053 0.197918
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 0.59

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 89.9
All Time Low 23.91
Ask 89.4
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 10,210
Average Daily Volume3 Month 9,878
Average Volume 9,878
Average Volume10Days 10,210
Beta3 Year 1.11
Bid 84.46
Bid Size 2,300
Category Mid-Cap Blend
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 89.9
Day Low 88.865
Dividend Yield 0.59
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.34076
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 85.5672
Fifty Day Average Change 3.802803
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0444423
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 36.216557
Fifty Two Week High 89.9
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.5299988
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0058954256
Fifty Two Week Low 63.7
Fifty Two Week Low Change 25.670002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.40298277
Fifty Two Week Range 63.7 - 89.9
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,370,352,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0943034
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family ALPS
Fund Inception Date 1,370,217,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The underlying index is a rules-based index intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of high performing equity securities of U.S. companies. The fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in the equity securities which comprise the underlying index.
Long Name Barron's 400 ETF
Market us_market
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_233574662
Nav Price 87.6258
Net Assets 199,251,184.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.65
Open 88.48
Phone 855.724.0450
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 89.37
Post Market Time 1,776,461,350
Previous Close 87.56
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.81001
Regular Market Change Percent 2.06716
Regular Market Day High 89.9
Regular Market Day Low 88.865
Regular Market Day Range 88.865 - 89.9
Regular Market Open 88.48
Regular Market Previous Close 87.56
Regular Market Price 89.37
Regular Market Time 1,776,455,990
Regular Market Volume 5,390
Short Name Barron's 400 ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol BFOR
Three Year Average Return 0.1854344
Total Assets 199,251,184
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 16.733574
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.86907
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.86907
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 82.2488
Two Hundred Day Average Change 7.1212006
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.08658121
Type Disp ETF
Volume 5,390
Yield 0.0058999998
Ytd Return 0.86907