Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:IVAL) Short Interest Up 328.6% in October

Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:IVAL) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,000 shares, an increase of 328.6% from the September 30th total of 700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 13,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Institutional Trading of Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF stock. Baker Boyer National Bank lifted its holdings in Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:IVAL) by 3.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 16,889 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 607 shares during the quarter. Baker Boyer National Bank owned 0.29% of Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF worth $436,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:IVAL traded down $0.02 during trading on Friday, hitting $24.53. 12,963 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 16,626. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $25.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $25.43. Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF has a 52-week low of $21.95 and a 52-week high of $27.11. The company has a market cap of $143.50 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.51 and a beta of 0.97.

Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 12th were issued a dividend of $0.0427 per share. This represents a $0.17 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 12th.

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.