Barron's 400 ETF Rebalance Expands Exposure to Health Care and Materials While Cutting Back on Consumer Staples

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Barron's 400 ETF (NYSE Arca: BFOR, the “Fund”), a smart beta exchange-traded fund, has completed its semi-annual rebalance following the reconstitution and equal weighting of its underlying benchmark, the Barron's 400 Index (B400, the “Index”). Amid a continued bull market and renewed optimism following the Federal Reserve's rate cut, the “stock picker's index” increased its exposure to the Health Care and Materials sectors, while reducing exposure to Consumer Staples, Technology and Utilities.

Business Wire • Sep 25, 2025

A Balanced Approach to U.S. Equity Through GARP

In an investment landscape dominated by market-cap-weighted benchmarks like the S&P 500, the Barron's 400 ETF (BFOR) offers a different path. BFOR tracks an equally weighted index of 400 companies in the United States, selected based on a Growth at a Reasonable Price methodology also known as GARP.

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BFOR: GARP ETF With Attractive Fundamentals And Average Return

Barron's 400 ETF follows a “GARP” strategy, emphasizing quality mid-cap stocks, with a diversified portfolio and a focus on financials and industrials. BFOR has outperformed the SPDR S&P Midcap 400 ETF since inception, but only by a narrow margin, with similar risk levels. Despite its strong fundamentals and diversification, BFOR has underperformed other growth ETFs with lower fees and higher liquidity since 2020.

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Look to GARP ETF BFOR in Expensive Stock Market

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Zacks Investment Research • Oct 9, 2023

Watch BFOR's Equal Weight Growth ETF Approach

Not many ETFs can lay claim to as intriguing an approach as the ALPS Barron's 400 ETF (BFOR). The equal weight growth ETF doesn't just offer an equal weight variation on the U.S. total-market segment.

ETF Trends • Oct 5, 2023