

With soaring Treasury yields the likely culprit, previously hot small-cap stocks and ETFs are retreating. For example, the widely followed Russell 2000 Index shed 6.43% over the three months ending Sept.

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Small Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the ALPS O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (OUSM) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on December 30, 2016.

There is a myth that index-based ETFs are all static buy-and-hold products that passively track a benchmark. Many people think of indexing through the lens of market-cap strategies like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO).

The index underpinning the ALPS O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (OUSM) recently completed its annual reconstitution on September 18. Small-cap equities continue to navigate persistent macroeconomic shifts and higher interest rates.

The ALPS O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (OUSM) was launched on 12/30/2016, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Small Cap Blend category of the market.

If you're interested in broad exposure to the Small Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the ALPS O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (OUSM), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on December 30, 2016.

There are a lot of interesting statistics to consider about small-cap stocks today, most of them bullish. Frequently mentioned: Smaller stocks are coming off their best first half of any year since 1991.

Launched on 12/30/2016, the ALPS O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (OUSM) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - Small Cap Blend category of the market.