QVALAlpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF
Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
By Alpha Architect · Launched 2014
Annual Cost
0.28%
#1,282 of 6,040 · low cost
Fund Size
$627M
#1,483 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
+32.6%
Track Record
11 years
#1,226 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,729+27.3%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundHoldings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 20.7% of funddiversified
United Airlines Holdings IncUAL
2.1%
Carnival CorpCCL
2.1%
First Solar IncFSLR
2.1%
Anglogold Ashanti PlcAU
2.1%
TD SYNNEX CorpSNX
2.1%
Deckers Outdoor CorpDECK
2.1%
Brinker International IncEAT
2.1%
Delta Air Lines IncDAL
2.0%
YETI Holdings IncYETI
2.0%
Toll Brothers IncTOL
2.0%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.6%
Cash
0.3%
Other
0.1%
By sector
Consumer Cyclical
22.3%
Healthcare
20.0%
Energy
19.4%
Basic Materials
10.1%
Consumer Defensive
7.6%
Industrials
7.3%
Communication
6.1%
Technology
5.9%
Other
1.3%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
13.9%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-51.5%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.88Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.34Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
- Strategy
- Actively manages a portfolio of U.S.-listed companies, primarily small-, mid-, and large-cap stocks, focusing on value companies identified through a multi-step quantitative methodology. The strategy includes significant exposure to sectors like Healthcare, Consumer Discretionary, Industrials, Energy, and Materials, reallocating the portfolio generally each month.
- Inception date
- October 21, 2014
- Fund family
- Alpha Architect
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Data updated on 2026-09-18