Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) Sees Large Volume Increase – Should You Buy?

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) saw strong trading volume on Monday. Approximately 49,084 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 50% from the average daily volume of 32,702 shares. The stock last traded at $64.91 and had previously closed at $64.54.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Stock Performance

The company has a 50 day moving average of $61.16 and a 200 day moving average of $56.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $675.70 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.60 and a beta of 0.97.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Increases Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On 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 bought a new stake in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 101,493 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,291,000. Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF comprises 4.5% of Stillwater Private Wealth LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Stillwater Private Wealth LLC owned about 1.08% of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

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.