Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Here’s What Happened

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) shares saw unusually-high trading volume on Thursday . 37,613 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 45% from the previous session’s volume of 25,953 shares.The stock last traded at $57.22 and had previously closed at $56.70.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Stock Performance

The company’s 50 day moving average is $55.40 and its 200 day moving average is $53.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $567.03 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.60 and a beta of 0.97.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 29th were given a dividend of $0.1856 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 29th.

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

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in QVAL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. acquired a new position in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $97,000. Sankala Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $664,000. Baker Boyer National Bank increased its position in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Baker Boyer National Bank now owns 25,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,236,000 after purchasing an additional 261 shares during the period. Stillwater Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $5,291,000. Finally, Ethos Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 10.7% in the fourth quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 291,178 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,208,000 after purchasing an additional 28,116 shares in the last quarter.

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.