ALPS O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:OUSM) Short Interest Update

ALPS O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:OUSM) was the target of a large decline in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 865 shares, a decline of 71.3% from the August 15th total of 3,013 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 54,278 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Institutional Trading of ALPS O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in shares of ALPS O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 37,615 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,645,000 after acquiring an additional 335 shares during the period. Ascentis Independent Advisors purchased a new position in ALPS O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF in the first quarter worth about $1,164,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in ALPS O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 27,323 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,195,000 after acquiring an additional 702 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Palms Capital LLC bought a new position in ALPS O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $455,000.

ALPS O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSEARCA:OUSM traded down $0.36 on Monday, hitting $47.97. The company had a trading volume of 139,771 shares, compared to its average volume of 67,582. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $48.89 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $46.95. ALPS O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF has a 1 year low of $42.08 and a 1 year high of $50.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $870.66 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.13 and a beta of 0.90.

About ALPS O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF

The ALPS O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF Shares (OUSM) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks an index of US small-cap stocks weighted for exposure to quality, low volatility, high dividend yield, and dividend quality factors. OUSM was launched on Dec 30, 2016 and is managed by ALPS.