ALPS Funds O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF
$63.50+0.56 (+0.89%)
- 0.48%
- $735M
- +14.1%
- 1.34%
- 20.8K sh
- low $54.59high $63.39
The ETF.net OUSA Grade
C
Score 49 out of 100
- 37 of 53
Score 49 of 100 falls in the C 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.F22 out of 100Rank 41 of 53Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A81 out of 100Rank 33 of 50Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C54 out of 100Rank 21 of 53Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B55 out of 100Rank 21 of 53Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D36 out of 100Rank 43 of 53Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B59 out of 100Rank 27 of 53
Our read on OUSA
In short
CThree filters, one dividend fund: quality, low volatility and dividend growth, stacked on US large- and mid-caps, then paid out monthly. The boutique, premium-priced take in an aisle stocked with cheap giants.
Stated mandate
OUSA seeks, before fees and expenses, to track the O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend Index. It is designed to provide access to U.S. large- and mid-cap dividend-paying companies selected using quality, low-volatility and dividend-growth measures.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
OUSA Holdings
- Stocks
- 101
- 42%
- V
Sectors
- Technology24.7%
- Financials17.8%
- Health Care13.4%
- Communication13.1%
- Consumer Discretionary12.1%
- Industrials10.5%
- Consumer Staples6.4%
- Utilities2.0%
Geography
- United States98.55%
- China0.73%
- Switzerland0.72%
OUSA Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
OUSA$11,413
Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 | OUSA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +10.5% |
| 1 month | +6.0% |
| 3 months | +3.7% |
| 1 year | +14.1% |
| 3 years | +16.7% |
| 5 years | +9.3% |
| 10 years | +11.2% |
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 | OUSA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +10.5% | |
| 2025 | +10.2% | |
| 2024 | +17.1% | |
| 2023 | +13.4% | |
| 2022 | −9.3% | |
| 2021 | +23.7% | |
| 2020 | +7.0% |
OUSA in the news
OUSA Dividends
- 1.34%
- $0.85
- $0.09 per share
- Monthly
OUSA Risk
- 10.7%
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.
- 1.10
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.
- −19.5%
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.
- 0.72
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
OUSA Cost
Overpaying vs VIG, cheapest in US Dividend Index
$8,756
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
OUSA 0.48%
$9,605
VIG 0.04% Cheapest
$849
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | OUSA | VIG | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $865 | $73 | $792 |
| 20 | $3,328 | $288 | $3,040 |
| 30 | $9,605 | $849 | $8,756 |
Other funds in US Dividend Index
- CSMDVProShares S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Aristocrats ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +16.9%
- CJHDVJohn Hancock U.S. High Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.34%1 year return +18.0%
- CQDFNorthern Trust Quality Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +14.5%
- COUSMALPS O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.48%1 year return +13.9%
- CTPHDTimothy Plan High Dividend Stock ETFExpense ratio 0.52%1 year return +18.7%
