The ETF previously known as the ALPS O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF (OEUR) is now the ALPS O'Shares International Developed Quality Dividend ETF (OEFA). That change that went into effect at the start of this month.
Investors can be forgiven if they were underallocated to Europe equities entering 2025. After all, stocks across the pond had spent considerable time lagging domestic counterparts.
As concerns related to tariffs weigh heavily on the U.S. market, investors are increasingly eyeing Europe. The ALPS O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF (OEUR) is designed to provide exposure to European companies with good earnings and strong balance sheets that also provide investors with income.
Amid growing investing turmoil, investors may be looking for options that have proven their durability. Foreign equities, specifically, have done well to start the year, while U.S. stocks have tumbled.
Following a multi-year run of lagging U.S. stocks, European stocks are off to impressive starts in 2025. Three of the four largest exchange traded funds in the category are sporting double-digit year-to-date gains and the one that isn't is still up 6.6%, an advantage of 250 basis points over the S&P 500.
Is now the time to diversify? U.S. markets have floundered somewhat amid rising uncertainty.