Short Interest in Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:IVAL) Rises By 92.2%

Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:IVAL) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of 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. Currently, 1.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 16,409 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.4 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF

A hedge fund recently bought a new position in Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF stock. Sankala Group LLC acquired a new position in Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:IVAL) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 15,693 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $494,000. Sankala Group LLC owned about 0.27% of Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:IVAL traded down $0.16 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $36.99. 3,445 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 16,494. Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF has a 52-week low of $29.29 and a 52-week high of $37.37. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $35.72 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $35.25. The company has a market capitalization of $225.64 million, a PE ratio of 9.72 and a beta of 0.74.

Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 29th were given a $0.3985 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 29th. This is an increase from Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14.

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.