Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF
QVAL
11 hedge funds and large institutions have $37.5M invested in Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 5
27% less funds holding
Funds holding: 15 → 11 (-4)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
59% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $92.1M → $37.5M (-$54.5M)
75% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 4
75.94% less ownership
Funds ownership: 125.95% → 50.01% (-76%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EF
Empirical Finance
Havertown,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.13M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$184K |
| 3 |
LYV
Live Your Vision
West Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania
|
+$25.1K |
| 4 |
MA
Menlo Advisors
Menlo Park,
California
|
+$13.3K |
| 5 |
AG
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
|
+$527 |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EF
Empowered Funds
Havertown,
Pennsylvania
|
-$57M |
| 2 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$717K |
| 3 |
WA
WFG Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$690K |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$651K |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$507K |
QVAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
11 of the 4,034 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF (QVAL) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $37.5M — down 59% from $92.1M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of QVAL and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 5 trimmed existing stakes and 4 added.
The largest buyer was Empirical Finance, adding an estimated $4.13M. The largest seller was Empowered Funds, exiting entirely with an estimated $57M sold.
- 11 institutional investors held Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF (QVAL) as of Q1 2017, down from 15 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $37.5M of Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF stock for Q1 2017, down 59% quarter-over-quarter.
- 1 fund opened new Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Empirical Finance, an estimated $4.13M added.
- The largest Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Empowered Funds, an estimated $57M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.