Short Interest in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) Increases By 101.1%

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) was the target of a large increase in short interest in February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 68,387 shares, an increase of 101.1% from the February 12th total of 33,999 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 26,546 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.6 days. Approximately 0.7% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Approximately 0.7% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 26,546 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.6 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. acquired a new position in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $97,000. Sankala Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF during the 4th quarter worth $664,000. Baker Boyer National Bank raised its position in shares of 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 worth $1,170,000 after buying an additional 899 shares during the period. Finally, Ethos Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 7.1% in the 3rd quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 263,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,272,000 after buying an additional 17,365 shares during the period.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF stock traded up $0.13 during trading on Friday, hitting $50.78. 22,566 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 26,101. Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF has a fifty-two week low of $36.77 and a fifty-two week high of $54.12. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $52.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $48.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $465.14 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.60 and a beta of 1.08.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Announces Dividend

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