AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund

Frequently Asked Questions About BTAL

What does BTAL invest in?

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.

What is the expense ratio of BTAL?

AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund (BTAL) charges an expense ratio of 1.43%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

How big is BTAL?

AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund (BTAL) manages $275.5M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure — funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation.

Is BTAL actively managed or an index fund?

BTAL's management style is described in the fund's prospectus. See the description on the Summary tab for the published strategy.

When was BTAL launched?

AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund (BTAL) launched in September 2011 and is managed by AGF.

How has BTAL performed?

BTAL's total return — price change plus reinvested distributions — is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon.