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

Shareclass
ALPS O'Shares US Sm-Cp Qul Div ETF (OUSM)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Manager
Prison industrial complex grade: One or more holdings were flagged by our prison industrial complex screen, but there were no higher risk companies in the portfolio. Assigned a grade of B.
B
$33.28 MILLION
Prison industrial complex
4
flagged holdings
3.73%
of assets flagged
Data as of 31 Mar 2025
Flagged investments:
$33.28 MILLION, 3.73% of assets
 Higher risk:
$0, 0% of assets
 Private prison operators:
$0, 0% of assets
For each prison industrial complex category, click to see the breakdown of flagged holdings.
Prison industry
Prison industry
Incarceration and detention facilities, services in facilities, supervision and monitoring
3
holdings
$30.28M
invested
3.4%
of portfolio
Border industry
Border industry
Incarceration and detention facilities, immigrant monitoring and surveillance, militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border
1
holdings
$3M
invested
0.34%
of portfolio
All flagged holdings
4 holdings
4 holdings
  • 1.  
    The Western Union Co
    Prison industry
    $16.29M
    1.83%
  • 2.  
    Cal-Maine Foods Inc
    Prison industry
    $8.55M
    0.96%
  • 3.  
    The Wendy's Co Class A
    Prison industry
    $5.44M
    0.61%
  • 4.  
    Polaris Inc
    Border industry
    $3M
    0.34%
Higher risk
Private prison operator
ALPS O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF Shares $OUSM is 3.73% ($33.28 MILLION) invested in companies with prison involvement
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Financial performance
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Current fund
OUSM
ALPS O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF Shares
Family
ALPS
Category
Small Blend
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 3/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 5-yr returns 
-1.62% less in annualized returns
Same in private prison operators 
Both 0% invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.31% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
1.73% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
1.73% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
15.13% less invested
Less invested in all screened border industry companies 
16.43% less invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
18.04% less invested
Current fund
OUSM
ALPS O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF Shares
Family
ALPS
Category
Small Blend
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 3/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 5-yr returns 
-1.62% less in annualized returns
Same in private prison operators 
Both 0% invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.31% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
1.73% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
1.73% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
15.13% less invested
Less invested in all screened border industry companies 
16.43% less invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
18.04% less invested
Current fund
OUSM
ALPS O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF Shares
Family
ALPS
Category
Small Blend
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 3/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 5-yr returns 
-1.62% less in annualized returns
Same in private prison operators 
Both 0% invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.31% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
1.73% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
1.73% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
15.13% less invested
Less invested in all screened border industry companies 
16.43% less invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
18.04% less invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Flagged investments
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Private prison operators
This fund
OUSM - ALPS O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF Shares
0.48%
8.51%
17%
/
0% 
Benchmark
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
8.22%
9.03%
19%
12%
0% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-7.73%
-0.52%
-1.62%
/
Same
Find more financial data on OUSM at Morningstar.com
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