Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:IVAL) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:IVAL) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 72,974 shares, an increase of 92.2% from the July 30th total of 37,960 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 16,409 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.4 days. Approximately 1.2% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ IVAL opened at $37.12 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $35.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $35.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $226.43 million, a P/E ratio of 9.72 and a beta of 0.74. Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF has a fifty-two week low of $29.29 and a fifty-two week high of $37.37.

Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, June 29th were given a $0.3985 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 29th. This is a positive change from Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF stock. Sankala Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:IVAL) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 15,693 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $494,000. Sankala Group LLC owned 0.27% of Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF Company Profile

The Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF (IVAL) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is an active, equal-weighted portfolio of developed-market ex-US value stocks, screened for forensic accounting and earnings quality. IVAL was launched on Dec 17, 2014 and is issued by Alpha Architect.