ALPS O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:OUSA) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 189.0% in September

ALPS O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:OUSA) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,006 shares, an increase of 189.0% from the September 15th total of 694 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 28,126 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

ALPS O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of OUSA stock traded up $0.05 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $61.39. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 25,064 shares, compared to its average volume of 26,695. The stock has a market capitalization of $729.31 million, a P/E ratio of 22.27 and a beta of 0.74. ALPS O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF has a one year low of $54.59 and a one year high of $62.79. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $61.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is $59.25.

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

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Allied Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of ALPS O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $120,000. Ascentis Independent Advisors bought a new position in ALPS O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $850,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in shares of ALPS O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF by 7.2% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 25,594 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,425,000 after purchasing an additional 1,722 shares in the last quarter.

ALPS O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF Company Profile

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.