ALPS O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:OUSA) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

ALPS O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:OUSA – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,786 shares, an increase of 487.5% from the September 30th total of 2,006 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 23,194 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

ALPS O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF Price Performance

ALPS O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF stock traded down $0.21 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $62.38. The stock had a trading volume of 3,776 shares, compared to its average volume of 26,220. The company has a market cap of $728.65 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.27 and a beta of 0.74. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $61.26 and its 200-day moving average price is $59.17. ALPS O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF has a 52 week low of $54.59 and a 52 week high of $63.32.

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

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of OUSA. Allied Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in ALPS O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $120,000. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of ALPS O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $295,000. Wedbush Securities Inc. purchased a new position in ALPS O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF in the third quarter valued at $539,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new position in shares of ALPS O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $578,000. Finally, Ascentis Independent Advisors acquired a new position in shares of ALPS O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $850,000.

About ALPS O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF

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The ALPS O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF Shares (OUSA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the O’Shares US Quality Dividend index. The fund selects and weights large-cap US stocks based on four factors: high quality, low volatility, high dividend yield, and dividend quality. OUSA was launched on Jul 14, 2015 and is managed by ALPS.

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