Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF
$61.21+0.61 (+1.01%)
- 0.28%
- $623M
- +36.8%
- 1.45%
- 0M sh
- $60.61
- low $44.98high $62.73
The ETF.net QVAL Grade
A
Score 77 out of 100
- 6 of 66
Score 77 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A86 out of 100Rank 9 of 66Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.C53 out of 100Rank 27 of 27Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B59 out of 100Rank 22 of 63Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A84 out of 100Rank 7 of 66Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A70 out of 100Rank 20 of 66Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A81 out of 100Rank 8 of 66
Our read on QVAL
ADeep value with no hedging: about 50 US stocks chosen by a rules-based quality-and-value screen, run by a boutique quant shop since 2014, at roughly half the fee of the typical active value fund.
The fund aims to grow investors' capital over the long term.
Why people hold it
- 0.28% a year against a 0.55% median for active US value funds. Cheap for a specialist quant strategy.
- About 50 names, screened on cheapness and quality together. A real bet, not a closet index in value clothing.
- Live since 2014, so the record spans value's long drought and its recoveries rather than a backtest.
- Top quartile of its US value peer group in our review, and it undercuts ITAN, the other fund drawn from the same Solactive US 1000 universe, on fee.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded next to the category's giants, so spreads can widen and limit orders matter more than with a mega-fund.
- Concentration cuts both ways. Roughly 50 deep-value names can drift far from the broad market, in either direction, for long stretches.
- The stated goal is long-term capital growth, with distributions paid quarterly rather than monthly.
QVAL Holdings
- Stocks
- 52
- 22%
- ACN
Sectors
- Energy25.9%
- Consumer Discretionary23.9%
- Health Care14.1%
- Technology8.2%
- Industrials8.0%
- Materials7.9%
- Consumer Staples6.0%
- Communication4.0%
- Utilities2.1%
Geography
- United States97.70%
- Ireland2.30%
QVAL Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
QVAL$13,684
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | QVAL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +25.6% |
| 1 month | −0.4% |
| 3 months | +7.8% |
| 1 year | +36.8% |
| 3 years | +20.9% |
| 5 years | +13.7% |
| 10 years | +12.0% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | QVAL |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +25.6% | |
| 2025 | +11.0% | |
| 2024 | +12.2% | |
| 2023 | +28.4% | |
| 2022 | −11.8% | |
| 2021 | +34.4% | |
| 2020 | −5.9% |
QVAL in the news
QVAL Dividends
- 1.45%
- $0.88
- $0.24 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
QVAL Risk
- 14.5%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.92
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −27.1%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.69
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
QVAL Cost
0.28%
QVAL0.28%
- The middle half of US Active Value funds
- Median 0.55%
8 of the 66 US Active Value funds charge less.
Other funds in US Active Value
- AAVMVAvantis U.S. Mid Cap Value ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +19.2%
- AAVUVAvantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return +27.7%
- ADFVXDimensional US Large Cap Vector ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return +21.6%
- AAIVLWisdomTree U.S. AI Enhanced Value FundExpense ratio 0.38%1 year return +20.2%
- BNSIVNorth Square Disciplined Value ETFExpense ratio 0.38%1 year return —