Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) Sees Large Volume Increase – Here’s What Happened

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) saw unusually-high trading volume on Monday. Approximately 139,813 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 415% from the previous session’s volume of 27,124 shares. The stock last traded at $63.4210 and had previously closed at $63.15.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $655.17 million, a PE ratio of 11.60 and a beta of 0.97. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $60.95 and a 200 day moving average of $57.72.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 28th were paid a dividend of $0.2415 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF

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

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.