Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) Reaches New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

Posted by Ethan Ryder on Aug 4th, 2026

Shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL – Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $59.62 and last traded at $59.62, with a volume of 6915 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $59.23.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Stock Up 1.0%

The company has a market capitalization of $666.13 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.60 and a beta of 0.97. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $56.48 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $54.12.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 29th were paid a dividend of $0.1856 per share. 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 made changes to their positions in QVAL. Stillwater Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $5,291,000. Sankala Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $664,000. Baker Boyer National Bank boosted its position in Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF by 1.0% during the fourth 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. purchased a new position in shares of Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $97,000.

About Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF

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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.