Ethos Financial Group LLC Grows Position in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL)

Ethos Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) by 19.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 203,392 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 32,689 shares during the quarter. Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF comprises approximately 1.2% of Ethos Financial Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. Ethos Financial Group LLC owned about 2.40% of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF worth $9,079,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Menlo Advisors LLC raised its position in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Menlo Advisors LLC now owns 251,355 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,220,000 after acquiring an additional 2,825 shares in the last quarter. Aspect Partners LLC grew its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 1,005 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Baker Boyer National Bank grew its holdings in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Baker Boyer National Bank now owns 16,179 shares of the company’s stock valued at $722,000 after purchasing an additional 301 shares during the last quarter.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Stock Performance

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF stock opened at $43.10 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $365.92 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.32 and a beta of 1.30. Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF has a fifty-two week low of $41.27 and a fifty-two week high of $47.88. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $45.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.40.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued 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 was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.