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

Posted by Stacy Sanders on Sep 25th, 2026

ALPS O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:OUSM – Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,925 shares, a growth of 353.8% from the August 31st total of 865 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 42,080 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short.

ALPS O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of ALPS O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF stock traded up $0.17 during trading on Friday, reaching $46.55. 17,822 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 66,523. The firm has a market cap of $792.83 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.13 and a beta of 0.90. 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 stock’s fifty day moving average is $48.82 and its 200 day moving average is $47.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ALPS O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Ascentis Independent Advisors bought a new stake in shares of ALPS O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $1,164,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in ALPS O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 27,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,195,000 after acquiring an additional 702 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in ALPS O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF by 0.9% during the first 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 in the last quarter.

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

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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.