Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF
QVAL
13 hedge funds and large institutions have $41.6M invested in Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 2
18% more funds holding
Funds holding: 11 → 13 (+2)
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $37.5M → $41.6M (+$4.1M)
3.69% more ownership
Funds ownership: 59.01% → 62.7% (+3.7%)
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 4
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EF
Empowered Funds
Havertown,
Pennsylvania
|
+$5.52M |
| 2 |
WA
WFG Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$732K |
| 3 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$535K |
| 4 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$49.6K |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$38K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EF
Empirical Finance
Havertown,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.4M |
| 2 |
LNC
Lincoln National Corp
Radnor,
Pennsylvania
|
-$333K |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$96.4K |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$65.1K |
| 5 |
AG
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
|
-$27K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
EF
1
Empirical Finance
Havertown,
Pennsylvania
| $26.1M | -$2.4M | -94,817 | -8% |
|
|
EF
2
Empowered Funds
Havertown,
Pennsylvania
| $5.55M | +$5.52M | +217,857 | New |
|
|
MA
3
Menlo Advisors
Menlo Park,
California
| $4.79M | +$1.65K | +65 | +0% |
|
|
WA
4
WFG Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
| $1.68M | +$732K | +28,918 | +78% |
|
|
LNC
5
Lincoln National Corp
Radnor,
Pennsylvania
| $1.66M | -$333K | -13,173 | -17% |
|
6
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
| $662K | – | – | – |
|
|
VKH
7
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| $539K | +$535K | +21,120 | New |
|
|
8
Jane Street
New York
| $325K | -$96.4K | -3,808 | -23% |
|
|
IA
9
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| $137K | – | – | – |
|
|
10
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $50K | +$49.6K | +1,960 | New |
|
|
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $38K | +$38K | +1,500 | New |
|
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| $33K | – | – | – |
|
|
13
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $5K | -$65.1K | -2,573 | -93% |
|
|
AG
14
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
| – | -$27K | -1,056 | Closed |
|
|
LYV
15
Live Your Vision
West Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$25.3K | -1,000 | Closed |
|
QVAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
13 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF (QVAL) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $41.6M — up 11% from $37.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new QVAL positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 2 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Empowered Funds, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.52M. The largest seller was Empirical Finance, cutting an estimated $2.4M.
- 13 institutional investors held Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF (QVAL) as of Q2 2017, up from 11 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $41.6M of Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Empowered Funds, an estimated $5.52M added.
- The largest Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Empirical Finance, an estimated $2.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.