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AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund (BTAL)

Equity Market Neutral | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
12.58 USD -0.27 (-2.101%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 12.46 -0.12 (-0.120%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:58 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:23 p.m. EDT

BTAL has shown a relatively stable price with a recent dip, but the short-term forecast indicates a slight decline. The dividend yield is attractive, and the recent dividend payouts have been consistent, making it a decent option for income-focused investors. However, the short-term price movement and options data suggest caution, especially with the potential for downside pressure. Long-term investors might consider it as a hedge against market volatility, but short-term traders should be wary of the bearish signals.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.017450
AutoARIMA0.017523
MSTL0.017552
AutoTheta0.019065

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 36%
H-stat 1.88
Ljung-Box p 0.007
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 3.92
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 16.93

As of April 11, 2026, 1:23 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. For the April 17 expiration, there's significant put activity around the 14.0 strike, indicating potential downside concerns. However, the June 18 expiration shows a high IV for the 11.0 strike put, suggesting some bearish sentiment. The overall options data suggests a cautious approach with a slight tilt towards downside risk.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
2.49% 2.49% 4.22% 2.76%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-30 0.358 2.494773
2024-12-30 0.645 3.568462
2023-12-27 1.041 6.609591
2022-12-28 0.213 1.116579
2019-12-27 0.196 1.009984
2018-12-27 0.086 0.448925
2012-09-14 0.001 0.005320
2011-12-20 0.427 2.051295
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 2.57

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 27.95
All Time Low 12.48
Ask 12.58
Ask Size 4,500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,033,540
Average Daily Volume3 Month 982,330
Average Volume 982,330
Average Volume10Days 1,033,540
Beta3 Year -0.84
Bid 12.01
Bid Size 1,600
Category Equity Market Neutral
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 12.74
Day Low 12.48
Dividend Yield 2.57
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.74309075
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 13.885
Fifty Day Average Change -1.3050003
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.09398634
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -40.435608
Fifty Two Week High 21.2
Fifty Two Week High Change -8.620001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.4066038
Fifty Two Week Low 12.48
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.10000038
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.008012852
Fifty Two Week Range 12.48 - 21.2
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,315,920,600,000
Five Year Average Return -0.0356166
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family AGF Investments LLC
Fund Inception Date 1,315,872,000
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 fund will invest primarily in long positions in low beta U.S. equities and short positions in high beta U.S. equities on a dollar neutral basis, within sectors. It will construct a dollar neutral portfolio of long and short positions of U.S. equities by investing primarily in the constituent securities of the Dow Jones U.S. Thematic Market Neutral Low Beta Index in approximately the same weight as they appear in the index. The universe for the index is comprised of the top 1,000 eligible securities by market capitalization, including REITs.
Long Name AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_140449181
Nav Price 12.5934
Net Assets 407,987,968.0
Net Expense Ratio 1.4
Open 12.62
Phone (617) 292-9801
Post Market Change -0.119999886
Post Market Change Percent -0.95389414
Post Market Price 12.46
Post Market Time 1,776,470,301
Previous Close 12.85
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.27
Regular Market Change Percent -2.10117
Regular Market Day High 12.74
Regular Market Day Low 12.48
Regular Market Day Range 12.48 - 12.74
Regular Market Open 12.62
Regular Market Previous Close 12.85
Regular Market Price 12.58
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 2,259,313
Short Name AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Be
Source Interval 15
Symbol BTAL
Three Year Average Return -0.1200209
Total Assets 407,987,968
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 16.92929
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -2.9643
Trailing Three Month Returns -2.9643
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 15.0717
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.4917002
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.1653231
Type Disp ETF
Volume 2,259,313
Yield 0.0257
Ytd Return -2.9643