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 recipient 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 short-interest ratio is presently 1.8 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF stock. Baker Boyer National Bank boosted its position 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 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 15,878 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,120 shares during the period. Baker Boyer National Bank owned 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 Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ:QVAL traded up $0.28 during trading on Friday, reaching $46.03. 20,226 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 17,639. The firm has a market cap of $384.81 million, a PE ratio of 6.32 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $44.98. Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF has a fifty-two week low of $39.33 and a fifty-two week high of $47.88.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a dividend of $0.211 per share. This is an increase 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.

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.