Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) was the target of a large growth in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 22,223 shares, a growth of 84.4% from the September 30th total of 12,049 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 25,376 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF

An institutional investor recently bought a new stake in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF stock. Stillwater Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 101,493 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,291,000. Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF accounts for approximately 4.5% of Stillwater Private Wealth LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Stillwater Private Wealth LLC owned approximately 1.08% of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF stock opened at $64.57 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $715.44 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.46 and a beta of 0.97. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $61.21 and a 200-day moving average price of $56.37. Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF has a one year low of $45.32 and a one year high of $65.02.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 28th were paid a $0.2415 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 28th. This is a positive change from Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.1856. This represents a $0.97 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Company Profile

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.