ALPS O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF
$46.98+0.22 (+0.47%)
- 0.48%
- $785M
- +11.0%
- 2.07%
- 0.1M sh
- $46.76
- low $42.08high $50.36
The ETF.net OUSM Grade
C
Score 49 out of 100
- 39 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.A86 out of 100Rank 22 of 50Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F22 out of 100Rank 48 of 53Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B56 out of 100Rank 20 of 53Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B69 out of 100Rank 15 of 53Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C52 out of 100Rank 34 of 53
Our read on OUSM
CMost dividend ETFs shop the large-cap aisle. OUSM works the small-cap end instead, screening for quality balance sheets, lower volatility and dividend growth, then paying out monthly.
OUSM seeks to track the performance of the O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend Index before fees and expenses. Its portfolio consists of U.S. small-cap dividend-paying companies selected for quality, low volatility, and dividend-growth characteristics.
Why people hold it
- Small-cap and dividend rarely share a shelf. The index screens roughly 110 U.S. small caps for quality, low volatility and dividend growth, a corner the big dividend funds mostly skip.alpsfunds.com
- Distributions land monthly rather than quarterly, an uncommon cadence for a stock fund.
- Live since 2016 and still doing the one job on the label: track a small-cap quality dividend index, with no drift up into large caps.
Worth knowing
- 0.48% a year is the toll for the small-cap screen. Large-cap dividend heavyweights in the same group, including SCHD, VIG and DGRO, charge a fraction of that.
- Small caps swing harder than blue chips. The low-volatility screen softens the ride; it does not flatten it.
- Moderately traded rather than a category volume leader, so spreads can run wider than in the giant dividend funds.
OUSM Holdings
- Stocks
- 111
- 21%
- CON
Sectors
- Industrials25.9%
- Financials19.0%
- Technology17.3%
- Consumer Discretionary13.8%
- Health Care10.3%
- Consumer Staples4.8%
- Communication4.6%
- Utilities3.1%
- Materials0.8%
- Energy0.5%
Geography
- United States98.24%
- Bermuda1.76%
OUSM Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Not enough history yet.
OUSM$11,100
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 | OUSM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +8.4% |
| 1 month | −3.1% |
| 3 months | −1.1% |
| 1 year | +11.0% |
| 3 years | +12.4% |
| 5 years | +7.8% |
| 10 years | — |
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 | OUSM |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +8.4% | |
| 2025 | +2.2% | |
| 2024 | +13.4% | |
| 2023 | +18.8% | |
| 2022 | −7.9% | |
| 2021 | +21.4% | |
| 2020 | +7.7% |
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OUSM Dividends
- 2.07%
- $0.97
- $0.09 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
OUSM Risk
- 13.8%
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.
- 0.53
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.
- −19.4%
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.
- 0.78
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
OUSM Cost
0.48%
OUSM0.48%
- The middle half of US Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.38%
40 of the 52 US Dividend Index funds charge less.
Other funds in US Dividend Index
- COUSAALPS Funds O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.48%1 year return +12.1%
- CSMDVProShares S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Aristocrats ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +15.4%
- CTPHDTimothy Plan High Dividend Stock ETFExpense ratio 0.52%1 year return +12.6%
- CDIVGlobal X - SuperDividend U.S. ETFExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return +20.4%
- CJHDVJohn Hancock Investments - U.S. High Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.34%1 year return +22.1%