Short Interest in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) Rises By 23.0%

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 28,900 shares, a growth of 23.0% from the December 15th total of 23,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 15,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.8 days.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:QVAL traded up $0.28 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $46.03. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 20,226 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,639. The company has a market cap of $384.81 million, a P/E ratio of 6.32 and a beta of 1.30. Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF has a 12-month low of $39.33 and a 12-month high of $47.88. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $45.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $44.98.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.211 dividend. This is a positive change from Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF stock. Baker Boyer National Bank boosted its holdings in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,878 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,120 shares during the quarter. Baker Boyer National Bank owned about 0.19% of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF worth $733,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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.