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

Posted by Danessa Lincoln on Jan 19th, 2025

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

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ QVAL traded up $0.28 during trading on Friday, hitting $46.03. 20,226 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 17,639. The firm has a market capitalization of $384.81 million, a P/E ratio of 6.32 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $45.84 and a 200-day moving average price of $44.98. Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF has a 1 year low of $39.33 and a 1 year high of $47.88.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a dividend of $0.211 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. This is an increase from Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15.

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

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF stock. Baker Boyer National Bank increased its holdings in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL – Free Report) by 7.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 15,878 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,120 shares during the quarter. Baker Boyer National Bank owned 0.19% of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF worth $733,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

About Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF

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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.