Short Interest in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) Rises By 52.1%

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 86,327 shares, an increase of 52.1% from the March 31st total of 56,743 shares. Currently, 0.9% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 27,499 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.1 days.

Institutional Trading of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF during the third quarter worth about $97,000. Sankala Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $664,000. Baker Boyer National Bank increased its position in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 3.7% in the third quarter. Baker Boyer National Bank now owns 25,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,170,000 after acquiring an additional 899 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ethos Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 7.1% in the third quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 263,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,272,000 after purchasing an additional 17,365 shares in the last quarter.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:QVAL traded down $0.33 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $53.41. The company had a trading volume of 18,996 shares, compared to its average volume of 26,104. Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF has a 12 month low of $40.18 and a 12 month high of $55.85. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $52.77 and a 200 day simple moving average of $50.43. The stock has a market cap of $502.05 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.60 and a beta of 1.02.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 30th were paid a dividend of $0.2101 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 30th.

About Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF

The Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF (QVAL) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is an active, equal-weighted portfolio of US value stocks, screened for forensic accounting and earnings quality. QVAL was launched on Oct 22, 2014 and is issued by Alpha Architect.