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AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund

BTAL
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Sep 13, 2011
Expense Ratio
1.54%
Type
US Equities
Fund Owner
AGFiQ
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$5,886,981
AUM
$301,752,500
Associated Index
None
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Active
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

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What is BTAL?

BTAL's objective is to provide a consistent negative beta exposure to the U.S. equity market. BTAL strives to achieve this objective by investing 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. The investment objective and Principal Investment Strategies of the AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund were changed on February 14, 2022. It dopped Dow Jones U.S. Thematic Market Neutral Low Beta Index, to become actively managed.

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ETFs correlated to BTAL include SARK, WEBS, HIBS

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What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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FAQ

BTAL is a US Equities ETF. BTAL's objective is to provide a consistent negative beta exposure to the U.S. equity market. BTAL strives to achieve this objective by investing 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. The investment objective and Principal Investment Strategies of the AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund were changed on February 14, 2022. It dopped Dow Jones U.S. Thematic Market Neutral Low Beta Index, to become actively managed.

Yes, BTAL is actively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

No, BTAL is not passively managed. It is actively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on BTAL is 0.0308%. This is the percent change in the value of BTAL over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on BTAL is 0.0409%. This is the percent change in the value of BTAL over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of BTAL for the past year is 0.1643%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to BTAL include SPHQ, DSI, and QUAL.

ETFs correlated to BTAL include SARK, WEBS, and HIBS.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to BTAL include IPO, ARKK, and TARK.

Disclaimers

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