Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) Short Interest Up 35.7% in May

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) was the target of a large growth in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 30,800 shares, a growth of 35.7% from the April 30th total of 22,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 29,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Stock Performance

Shares of QVAL stock opened at $43.72 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $365.06 million, a PE ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 1.30. Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF has a 52-week low of $36.77 and a 52-week high of $47.88. The business’s fifty day moving average is $41.83 and its 200 day moving average is $43.97.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 13th were given a $0.0991 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 13th.

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

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 473.5% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 947 shares during the period. Leavell Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF in the 1st quarter worth $215,000. Aspect Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 11.3% in the fourth quarter. Aspect Partners LLC now owns 9,911 shares of the company’s stock valued at $442,000 after acquiring an additional 1,005 shares during the period. Baker Boyer National Bank increased its position in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 44.4% in the first quarter. Baker Boyer National Bank now owns 23,359 shares of the company’s stock valued at $996,000 after acquiring an additional 7,180 shares during the period. Finally, Ethos Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 valued at $9,079,000 after acquiring an additional 32,689 shares during the last quarter.

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.