Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) Sets New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $56.37 and last traded at $56.36, with a volume of 14850 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $55.35.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $532.13 million, a P/E ratio of 11.60 and a beta of 0.97. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $54.25 and its 200-day simple moving average is $52.10.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 30th were issued a $0.2101 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 30th.

Institutional Trading of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ethos Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 10.7% during the 4th quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 291,178 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,208,000 after acquiring an additional 28,116 shares during the period. Stillwater Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $5,291,000. Baker Boyer National Bank lifted its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 261 shares during the period. Sankala Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $664,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. bought a new stake in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $97,000.

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.