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

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 22,223 shares, a growth of 84.4% from the September 30th total of 12,049 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 25,376 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days.

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

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF stock. Stillwater Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & 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 holdings, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Stillwater Private Wealth LLC owned about 1.08% of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF stock opened at $64.54 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $61.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $56.30. Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF has a fifty-two week low of $45.32 and a fifty-two week high of $64.70. The firm has a market cap of $678.32 million, a P/E ratio of 11.60 and a beta of 0.97.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.