EA Series Trust Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF (QVAL US)
QVAL US$62.99
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Performance
Share price activity
- Last (Price)
- 62.99
- Change
- ▼ -0.01 (-0.02)
- Bid / Ask
- 55.08 - 68.38
- Volume
- 9,228
- Turnover
- 487,074
- Open
- 62.99
- Day Range
- 62.81 - 63.11
- VWAP
- 63.00
- Prev Close
- 63.00
- Last Trade
- 28/10 3:59pm
Fund profile
Fund size
$652.3M
OCT 2026
Distributions
Quarterly
Since inception
12.0 yrs
OCT 2014
- Legal name
- Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF
- Issuer
- Alpha Architect
- Type
- Exchange-Traded Fund
- Structure
- Open Ended Investment Company
- Management style
- Actively managed
- Morningstar category
- Mid-Cap Value
- Category index
- Russell Mid Cap Value TR USD
- Benchmark
- Solactive GBS United States 1000 TR USD
- ETF net assets
- $652.3M
- Units on issue
- 10.3M
- Management fee
- 0.28% p.a.
- Domicile
- United States
- Base currency
- USD
- Inception
- 21 OCT 2014
- Listed
- 21 NOV 2023
- Index provider
- Structured Solutions AG
Objective and strategy
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Sub-Adviser employs a multi-step, quantitative, rules-based methodology to identify a portfolio of approximately 50 to 200 undervalued U.S. equity securities with the potential for capital appreciation. A security is considered to be undervalued when it trades at a price below the price at which the Sub-Adviser believes it would trade if the market reflected all factors relating to the company’s worth.
Asset allocation
US equity 99.57%Non-US equity 0.00%
| Asset class | Net % | Long % | Short % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity | 99.57 | 99.57 | — |
| Bond | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Cash | 0.29 | 0.29 | — |
| Other | 0.14 | 0.14 | — |
Sector exposure
Cyclical 31.11%Sensitive 46.53%Defensive 22.36%
- Basic Materials
- 7.19%
- Consumer Cyclical
- 23.92%
- Financial Services
- 0.00%
- Real Estate
- 0.00%
- Communication Services
- 3.62%
- Energy
- 26.65%
- Industrials
- 7.60%
- Technology
- 8.66%
- Consumer Defensive
- 6.41%
- Healthcare
- 13.92%
- Utilities
- 2.02%
Region exposure
Developed markets 100.00%Emerging markets 0.00%
- North America
- 100.00%
- Latin America
- 0.00%
- United Kingdom
- 0.00%
- Europe Developed
- 0.00%
- Europe Emerging
- 0.00%
- Africa / Middle East
- 0.00%
- Japan
- 0.00%
- Australasia
- 0.00%
- Asia Developed
- 0.00%
- Asia Emerging
- 0.00%
Country exposure
- United States
- 100.00%
Style box
- Style
- Mid Value
- Average moat
- Narrow
Size score
140
Value-growth score
-2
Economic moat
Wide 14%Narrow 54%None 32%
Market capitalisation
- Giant
- 0.00%
- Large
- 20.18%
- Mid
- 59.19%
- Small
- 20.64%
- Micro
- 0.00%
Large 20%Mid 59%Small 21%
- Average market cap
- $32.98B
- Number of holdings
- 52
- Shares held
- 50
Portfolio statistics · 22 OCT 2026
- Price / earnings
- 11.72
- Price / book
- 2.29
- Price / sales
- 1.01
- Price / cash flow
- 6.43
- Dividend yield
- 2.03%
- Assets in top 10
- 22.19%
- Return on equity
- 27.29%
- Net margin
- 14.91%
- Earnings growth (3 yr)
- 12.80%
Top holdings · top 10 = 20.62% of assets
| Holding | % Weight | First bought | Market value | Currency | Units held | Sector | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Therapeutics Corp UTHR | 2.27 | FEB 2026 | 13.6M | USD | 25,061 | Healthcare | United States | |
| Accenture PLC Class A ACN | 2.09 | SEP 2026 | 12.5M | USD | 68,391 | Technology | United States | |
| Adobe Inc ADBE | 2.08 | SEP 2026 | 12.5M | USD | 51,975 | Technology | United States | |
| Edison International EIX | 2.05 | MAY 2026 | 12.3M | USD | 228,199 | Utilities | United States | |
| Abercrombie & Fitch Co Class A ANF | 2.03 | SEP 2026 | 12.2M | USD | 90,222 | Consumer Cyclical | United States | |
| Expedia Group Inc EXPE | 2.02 | SEP 2026 | 12.1M | USD | 46,019 | Consumer Cyclical | United States | |
| Phillips 66 PSX | 2.02 | SEP 2026 | 12.1M | USD | 47,463 | Energy | United States | |
| HP Inc HPQ | 2.02 | MAY 2026 | 12.1M | USD | 386,682 | Technology | United States | |
| Constellation Brands Inc Class A STZ | 2.02 | MAY 2026 | 12.1M | USD | 106,895 | Consumer Defensive | United States | |
| HF Sinclair Corp DINO | 2.02 | FEB 2026 | 12.1M | USD | 112,611 | Energy | United States |
Trailing returns · 30 SEP 2026
Fund (NAV) Market price
1M
-4.6
3M
5.5
6M
12.6
YTD
21.0
1Y
26.8
3Y
18.1
5Y
13.3
10Y
11.6
| Period | Fund (NAV) % | Market price % | Before fees % | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -4.64 | -4.55 | -4.62 | 23 / 406 |
| 3 months | 5.55 | 5.68 | 5.63 | 6 / 404 |
| 6 months | 12.59 | 12.76 | 12.75 | 17 / 399 |
| Year to date | 21.00 | 20.99 | 21.27 | 5 / 397 |
| 1 year | 26.84 | 27.18 | 27.21 | 4 / 396 |
| 3 years p.a. | 18.12 | 18.21 | 18.47 | 22 / 378 |
| 5 years p.a. | 13.33 | 13.33 | 13.74 | 5 / 353 |
| 10 years p.a. | 11.55 | 11.55 | 12.11 | 16 / 296 |
Returns to 30 SEP 2026, periods of 3 years and longer annualised. Rank is the percentile in the Morningstar category at 30 SEP 2026 (1 = best) over the funds ranked.
Calendar year returns
Total Capital
2016
13.4
2017
25.0
2018
-16.6
2019
23.5
2020
-6.0
2021
34.2
2022
-11.6
2023
28.2
2024
12.1
2025
11.0
| Year | Total % | Capital % | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.03 | 9.44 | 44 / 411 |
| 2024 | 12.12 | 10.21 | 40 / 423 |
| 2023 | 28.16 | 25.93 | 4 / 397 |
| 2022 | -11.57 | -13.31 | 80 / 405 |
| 2021 | 34.17 | 32.54 | 16 / 413 |
| 2020 | -6.00 | -7.73 | 92 / 415 |
| 2019 | 23.53 | 21.10 | 73 / 422 |
| 2018 | -16.55 | -17.90 | 81 / 417 |
| 2017 | 24.98 | 23.64 | 2 / 405 |
| 2016 | 13.41 | 11.96 | 82 / 399 |
| 2015 | -13.39 | -14.57 | 94 / 471 |
Risk statistics · 30 SEP 2026
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | 16.67 | 0.52 | 0.66 | -4.33 |
| Beta | 0.36 | 0.75 | 0.97 | 1.17 |
| R-squared | 15.41 | 40.86 | 58.52 | 68.03 |
| Standard deviation | 12.08 | 14.53 | 19.67 | 21.83 |
| Sharpe ratio | 1.73 | 0.91 | 0.54 | 0.50 |
| Sortino ratio | 3.56 | 1.57 | 0.84 | 0.72 |
| Tracking error | 13.96 | 11.60 | 12.65 | 12.63 |
| Information ratio | 0.80 | -0.41 | -0.04 | -0.30 |
| Upside capture % | 99.73 | 89.93 | 95.00 | 100.25 |
| Downside capture % | -27.64 | 113.30 | 93.75 | 122.56 |
| Maximum drawdown % | -4.62 | -12.80 | -20.26 | -41.50 |
Measured against S&P 500 (TR) (1970) with USTREAS T-Bill Auction Ave 3 Mon as the risk-free rate, to 30 SEP 2026. Maximum drawdown is on gross returns at the latest quarter end.
Portfolio risk score
Risk score
81.2
Morningstar Portfolio Risk Score at 30 SEP 2026.
- Market impact cost %
- 0.013
- Best quarter
- 26.27% · JAN 2021
- Worst quarter
- -40.18% · MAR 2020
Fees and costs
- Management fees and costs
- 0.28% p.a.
- PDS dated
- 1 FEB 2026
Distributions
- Latest distribution
- 0.2415
- Ex Date
- 28 SEP 2026
- Record Date
- 28 SEP 2026
- Pay Date
- 29 SEP 2026
- NAV at ex date
- 58.34
- Paid this year
- 0.6372
Distributions by year
2024
0.7
2023
0.8
2022
0.7
2021
0.6
2020
0.5
2019
0.5
2018
0.6
2017
0.4
2016
0.3
2015
0.3
| Year | Per unit ($) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.7033 |
| 2023 | 0.7690 |
| 2022 | 0.7111 |
| 2021 | 0.6421 |
| 2020 | 0.4558 |
| 2019 | 0.5221 |
| 2018 | 0.6056 |
| 2017 | 0.4111 |
| 2016 | 0.3304 |
| 2015 | 0.3213 |
Distribution history
| Ex Date | Per unit ($) |
|---|---|
| 28 SEP 2026 | 0.2415 |
| 29 JUN 2026 | 0.1856 |
| 30 MAR 2026 | 0.2101 |
| 23 DEC 2025 | 0.2421 |
| 12 SEP 2025 | 0.1919 |
| 13 JUN 2025 | 0.1701 |
| 13 MAR 2025 | 0.0991 |
| 24 DEC 2024 | 0.2110 |
| 12 SEP 2024 | 0.1480 |
| 20 JUN 2024 | 0.2707 |
| 13 MAR 2024 | 0.1392 |
| 20 DEC 2023 | 0.1903 |
Sustainability rating · 31 AUG 2026
Average
ESG risk score
23.49
Category average 22.38
- Rank in category
- 75th percentile of 1,627 funds
- Environmental risk
- 9.39
- Social risk
- 8.86
- Governance risk
- 3.97
- Portfolio covered
- 100.0%
ESG risk of holdings
- Negligible
- 5.74%
- Low
- 30.72%
- Medium
- 44.36%
- High
- 15.05%
- Severe
- 4.12%
0.00% of assets are in companies with high or severe controversies.
Carbon · 31 AUG 2026
Carbon risk score
15.73
Category average 12.27
- Carbon risk
- Medium Risk
- Rank in category
- 28th percentile of 644 funds
- Fossil fuel involvement
- 22.48%
- Category average
- 15.57%
- Low Carbon Designation
- No
- Portfolio covered
- 100.0%
Fund managers
- Wesley R. Gray
- John Vogel
Tenure
- Number of managers
- 2
- Average tenure
- 12.0 years
- Longest tenure
- 12.0 years
- Longest serving
- Wesley R. Gray, John Vogel · since 21 OCT 2014
- Most recent appointment
- Wesley R. Gray, John Vogel · since 21 OCT 2014
- Managed since
- 21 OCT 2014
- Other funds managed
- 18
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