Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) Short Interest Update

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 47,415 shares, a drop of 45.2% from the June 30th total of 86,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 37,555 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s shares are sold short.

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

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in QVAL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. purchased a new position in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $97,000. Sankala Group LLC purchased a new stake in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $664,000. Baker Boyer National Bank grew its position in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Baker Boyer National Bank now owns 25,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,236,000 after acquiring an additional 261 shares during the period. Stillwater Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF during the first quarter worth about $5,291,000. Finally, Ethos Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 10.7% during the fourth quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 291,178 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,208,000 after acquiring an additional 28,116 shares during the last quarter.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Stock Performance

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF stock traded down $0.04 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $59.04. The company had a trading volume of 25,456 shares, compared to its average volume of 26,036. Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF has a 12-month low of $42.35 and a 12-month high of $59.43. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $56.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $53.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $589.81 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.60 and a beta of 0.97.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 29th were issued a $0.1856 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 29th.

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.