Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) Shares Acquired by Ethos Financial Group LLC

Ethos Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) by 19.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 203,392 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 32,689 shares during the period. Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF accounts for approximately 1.2% of Ethos Financial Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. Ethos Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF were worth $9,079,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in QVAL. Baker Boyer National Bank boosted its stake in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Baker Boyer National Bank now owns 16,179 shares of the company’s stock valued at $722,000 after acquiring an additional 301 shares during the last quarter. Aspect Partners LLC lifted its position in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 11.3% during the fourth quarter. Aspect Partners LLC now owns 9,911 shares of the company’s stock worth $442,000 after buying an additional 1,005 shares during the period. Finally, Menlo Advisors LLC lifted its position in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Menlo Advisors LLC now owns 251,355 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,220,000 after buying an additional 2,825 shares during the period.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Trading Up 1.1 %

NASDAQ QVAL opened at $43.10 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $45.23 and its 200 day moving average price is $45.40. Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF has a twelve month low of $41.27 and a twelve month high of $47.88. The company has a market capitalization of $365.92 million, a PE ratio of 6.32 and a beta of 1.30.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Increases Dividend

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

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF 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.