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

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) saw an uptick in trading volume on Monday . Approximately 51,860 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 103% from the previous session’s volume of 25,509 shares.The stock last traded at $61.42 and had previously closed at $62.02.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $615.94 million, a PE ratio of 11.60 and a beta of 0.97. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $55.37.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 29th were given a $0.1856 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 29th.

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

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in QVAL. Baker Boyer National Bank increased its stake in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Baker Boyer National Bank now owns 25,331 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,236,000 after purchasing an additional 261 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. purchased a new stake 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 Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $664,000. Finally, Stillwater Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $5,291,000.

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.