AGFiQ US Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund (BTAL)
BTAL is a passive ETF by AGF tracking the investment results of the Dow Jones U.S. Thematic Market Neutral Anti-Beta Total Return Index. BTAL launched on Sep 13, 2011 and has a 2.11% expense ratio.
ETF Info
US00110G4082
00110G408
Sep 13, 2011
North America (U.S.)
1x
Dow Jones U.S. Thematic Market Neutral Anti-Beta Total Return Index
Expense Ratio
BTAL has a high expense ratio of 2.11%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
AGFiQ US Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund (BTAL) returned 0.54% year-to-date (YTD) and 2.88% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, BTAL returned 0.87% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.78%.
BTAL
0.54%
-11.44%
-0.47%
2.88%
-4.23%
0.87%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.19%
9.00%
-1.55%
12.31%
15.59%
10.78%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of BTAL, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -1.89% | 7.67% | 6.76% | -2.78% | -8.29% | 0.54% | |||||||
| 2024 | 8.26% | -1.09% | -0.74% | 5.58% | 1.31% | 1.82% | -1.27% | 4.18% | -2.87% | 1.22% | -4.94% | 1.41% | 12.83% |
| 2023 | -6.36% | -0.55% | 3.29% | 2.70% | -5.44% | -5.30% | -4.90% | 5.38% | 5.64% | 6.19% | -4.84% | -10.28% | -15.11% |
| 2022 | 5.23% | -4.49% | 2.63% | 8.51% | 1.76% | 7.56% | -8.40% | -0.85% | 2.78% | 1.92% | -0.29% | 3.68% | 20.48% |
| 2021 | 1.41% | -11.01% | -0.53% | -1.30% | -1.87% | 1.99% | 1.83% | -0.81% | -0.35% | -1.41% | 1.91% | 3.92% | -6.81% |
| 2020 | 5.69% | 0.43% | 9.27% | -3.39% | 1.25% | -3.14% | 2.46% | -5.29% | -0.13% | -3.09% | -14.96% | -1.85% | -13.86% |
| 2019 | -4.04% | -0.93% | 2.57% | -1.25% | 6.69% | -3.48% | 1.67% | 8.93% | -2.39% | -0.55% | -2.67% | -2.59% | 1.07% |
| 2018 | -3.30% | 0.15% | 3.78% | -0.13% | -0.39% | 3.99% | -0.74% | 1.01% | 0.52% | 5.57% | -0.23% | 4.31% | 15.11% |
| 2017 | -2.07% | 0.29% | 2.07% | 1.23% | 3.90% | -3.64% | -0.22% | 0.40% | -4.08% | 0.65% | -1.06% | 0.69% | -2.12% |
| 2016 | 9.48% | -0.18% | -2.21% | -3.12% | 0.14% | 8.44% | -5.89% | -2.27% | -1.65% | 1.57% | -9.08% | 1.44% | -4.74% |
| 2015 | 3.20% | -5.68% | -0.00% | -4.03% | -0.46% | -1.51% | 5.39% | 2.51% | 4.01% | -5.18% | -0.69% | 3.35% | 0.15% |
| 2014 | -0.79% | -1.09% | 2.87% | 2.36% | -0.57% | -1.64% | 2.50% | -2.59% | 1.48% | 0.76% | 2.35% | 2.94% | 8.68% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of BTAL is 18, meaning it’s performing worse than 82% of other ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for AGFiQ US Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund (BTAL) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
AGFiQ US Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund provided a 3.47% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.65 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.65 | $0.65 | $1.04 | $0.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.20 | $0.09 |
Dividend yield | 3.47% | 3.49% | 6.14% | 1.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.88% | 0.39% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for AGFiQ US Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.65 | $0.65 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.04 | $1.04 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.21 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.20 | $0.20 |
| 2018 | $0.09 | $0.09 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the AGFiQ US Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the AGFiQ US Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund was 38.36%, occurring on Nov 8, 2021. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current AGFiQ US Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund drawdown is 21.50%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -38.36% | Mar 13, 2020 | 419 | Nov 8, 2021 | — | — | — |
| -29.53% | Oct 4, 2011 | 1281 | Jan 12, 2018 | 500 | Mar 9, 2020 | 1781 |
| -2.13% | Sep 27, 2011 | 1 | Sep 27, 2011 | 2 | Sep 29, 2011 | 3 |
| -1.62% | Sep 14, 2011 | 2 | Sep 15, 2011 | 4 | Sep 21, 2011 | 6 |
| -1.45% | Mar 10, 2020 | 1 | Mar 10, 2020 | 2 | Mar 12, 2020 | 3 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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