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

Posted by James Conley on Oct 16th, 2026

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 12,049 shares, a decrease of 40.5% from the September 15th total of 20,267 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 31,706 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

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

A hedge fund recently bought a new position in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF stock. Stillwater Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL – Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 101,493 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,291,000. Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF comprises approximately 4.5% of Stillwater Private Wealth LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Stillwater Private Wealth LLC owned approximately 1.08% of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:QVAL traded up $0.17 on Friday, reaching $62.30. The stock had a trading volume of 33,274 shares, compared to its average volume of 26,405. Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF has a 12-month low of $45.32 and a 12-month high of $62.86. The company has a market cap of $640.44 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.60 and a beta of 0.97. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $60.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $57.27.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Monday, September 28th were issued a dividend of $0.2415 per share. This represents a $0.97 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 28th. This is an increase from Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.1856.

About Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF

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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.