Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF
QVAL
66 hedge funds and large institutions have $307M invested in Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
1,336% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $316K | Put options by funds: $22K
59% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 17
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $316M → $307M (-$9.31M)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 67 → 66 (-1)
9.36% less ownership
Funds ownership: 72.26% → 62.9% (-9.4%)
11% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 9
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SG
Strid Group
Newtown Square,
Pennsylvania
|
+$8.21M |
| 2 |
Mariner
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$3.01M |
| 3 |
JWM
JPL Wealth Management
Highlands Ranch,
Colorado
|
+$2.88M |
| 4 |
WDL
Well Done LLC
Holland,
Michigan
|
+$1.27M |
| 5 |
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$775K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EF
Empirical Finance
Havertown,
Pennsylvania
|
-$51.7M |
| 2 |
EFG
Ethos Financial Group
King Of Prussia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.57M |
| 3 |
SFO
Stokes Family Office
New Orleans,
Louisiana
|
-$1.23M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$969K |
| 5 |
BP
BWM Planning
The Woodlands,
Texas
|
-$599K |
QVAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
66 of the 8,197 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF (QVAL) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $307M — down 2.9% from $316M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of QVAL and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 17 trimmed existing stakes and 27 added.
The largest buyer was Strid Group, adding an estimated $8.21M. The largest seller was Empirical Finance, cutting an estimated $51.7M.
- 66 institutional investors held Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF (QVAL) as of Q1 2026, down from 67 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $307M of Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF stock for Q1 2026, down 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 9 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was Strid Group, an estimated $8.21M added.
- The largest Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF seller in Q1 2026 was Empirical Finance, an estimated $51.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.