- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 314 Magnolia Avenue Fairhope OH United States of America 36532
- IPO Date
- Jul 18, 2018
- Business
- Opus Small Cap Value Plus ETF (OSCV) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in small-cap, dividend-paying U.S. companies exhibiting strong growth potential, higher quality metrics, and lower valuations. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small-capitalization U.S. issuers, including common stocks, preferred stocks, and real estate investment trusts (REITs), selected through a research process blending fundamental and quantitative analysis to hold 50-100 high-conviction positions with above-average dividend yield and growth; top sectors include financial services, industrials, consumer cyclical, real estate, and healthcare, with representative holdings such as Curtiss-Wright Corp, Ensign Group Inc, Primoris Services Corp, Texas Roadhouse Inc, and Viper Energy Inc. OSCV trades on the Cboe exchange under ticker OSCV with CUSIP 26922A446, features a net expense ratio of 0.79%, and maintains approximately $651 million in net assets with 17.25 million shares outstanding as of December 2025.
Launched on July 17, 2018, and headquartered in Fairhope, Alabama, the ETF is advised by Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC, a registered investment advisor focused on risk-managed growth strategies, with distribution handled by Quasar Distributors, LLC. The fund targets investors seeking small-cap value exposure with a quality tilt and income generation, distributing quarterly dividends (e.g., $0.1161 per share ex-date September 29, 2025) while emphasizing lower valuations alongside dividend sustainability. Geographically, OSCV concentrates on U.S. domestic equities, with minor non-U.S. stock exposure comprising about 3% of assets.
In recent developments, Aptus Capital Advisors, the fund's advisor, expanded its actively-managed ETF lineup in October 2025 with a suite of low-cost, options-based buffered funds (tickers JANB, APRB, JULB, OCTB) carrying a 0.25% expense ratio, building on its expertise amid total Aptus ETF assets surpassing $5.5 billion as of September 30, 2025. OSCV's assets under management grew steadily to over $650 million by late 2025, reflecting sustained investor interest in its small-cap dividend strategy amid market volatility, with no reported acquisitions, partnerships, or structural changes specific to the fund in the last 1-2 years.