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

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 26,040 shares, a decrease of 13.2% from the January 15th total of 30,010 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 31,481 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 31,481 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold.

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

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in QVAL. Ethos Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 20.8% in the 2nd quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 245,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,813,000 after buying an additional 42,305 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. acquired a new stake in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $97,000. Finally, Baker Boyer National Bank boosted its holdings in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Baker Boyer National Bank now owns 25,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,170,000 after purchasing an additional 899 shares during the period.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Trading Down 0.3%

QVAL opened at $53.54 on Wednesday. Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF has a 1-year low of $36.77 and a 1-year high of $54.12. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $50.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $47.87. The stock has a market cap of $490.43 million, a PE ratio of 11.60 and a beta of 1.08.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 23rd were issued a dividend of $0.2421 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 23rd.

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.