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

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of 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 volume of 15,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF stock traded up $0.28 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $46.03. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 20,226 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,639. The stock has a market cap of $384.81 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.32 and a beta of 1.30. Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF has a twelve month low of $39.33 and a twelve month high of $47.88. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $45.84 and a 200-day moving average of $44.98.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Increases Dividend

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

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

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF stock. Baker Boyer National Bank grew its position in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) by 7.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 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 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 Securities and Exchange Commission.

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.