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

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) saw a significant growth in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 57,300 shares, a growth of 48.8% from the February 28th total of 38,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 26,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 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 Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF stock opened at $42.65 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $362.10 million, a PE 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. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $44.36 and a 200-day moving average of $45.26.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 473.5% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 947 shares in the last quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 19.1% during the fourth quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 203,392 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,079,000 after buying an additional 32,689 shares in the last quarter. Menlo Advisors LLC increased 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 buying an additional 2,825 shares during the period. Aspect Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 11.3% in the 4th quarter. Aspect Partners LLC now owns 9,911 shares of the company’s stock valued at $442,000 after buying an additional 1,005 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baker Boyer National Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 1.9% during the 4th 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.

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.