Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) Short Interest Update

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 57,300 shares, an increase of 48.8% from the February 28th total of 38,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 26,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.2 days. Approximately 0.7% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:QVAL opened at $42.65 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $44.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $45.26. The company has a market capitalization of $362.10 million, a P/E ratio of 11.05 and a beta of 1.30. Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF has a 52-week low of $41.23 and a 52-week high of $47.88.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 13th were paid a dividend of $0.0991 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 13th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in QVAL. Aspect Partners LLC boosted its position in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 11.3% during the fourth quarter. Aspect Partners LLC now owns 9,911 shares of the company’s stock worth $442,000 after purchasing an additional 1,005 shares during the period. Ethos Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 19.1% in the 4th quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 203,392 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,079,000 after buying an additional 32,689 shares during the last quarter. Menlo Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Menlo Advisors LLC now owns 251,355 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,220,000 after acquiring an additional 2,825 shares during the period. Baker Boyer National Bank boosted its holdings in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Baker Boyer National Bank now owns 16,179 shares of the company’s stock worth $722,000 after acquiring an additional 301 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 473.5% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 947 shares during the period.

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.