OUSA ETF

The smart beta exchange-traded fund ALPS (OUSA) was launched on July 14, 2015, and offers investors a wide range of options in the Large Cap Value sector of the market.

If you want to gain a wide understanding of the Large Cap Value part of the US stock market, consider the ALPS (OUSA). This is a passively managed exchange-traded fund that started on July 14, 2015.

The ALPS O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF (OUSA) targets large and mid-sized companies that are high quality, have low volatility, and offer increasing dividends. Its approach seeks to achieve improved returns while managing risk by investing in companies with strong fundamentals and consistent earnings. The fund diversifies its investments across growth sectors such as Information Technology and more stable sectors like Health Care, focusing on U.S. companies.

Now that the U.S. elections are over, investors can think about how the new government's policies will affect the economy. If a new Trump administration decides to introduce significant tariffs, it could have major effects on the U.S. economy.

This year, dividend stocks and related ETFs have taken a backseat to more exciting growth options. This shift is due to investors' strong interest in the artificial intelligence (AI) trend.

Are dividends being ignored? This could be true, as lower interest rates have increased investor enthusiasm and technology stocks are still heavily favored.

The presidential election is imminent. So investors are increasingly speculating about which candidate will be more positive for stocks and other assets.

Prior to the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates last week, there was a record amount of cash residing in money market funds. That tally stood at more than $6.3 trillion, according to Investment Company Institute (ICI) data published earlier this month.

Through much of the first half of this year, a significant portion of the upside generated by broad large-cap benchmark such as the S&P 500 was attributable to a small number of stocks from just two sectors – communication services and technology.