OEFA ETF — ALPS O'Shares International Developed Quality Dividend ETF

ALPS O'Shares International Developed Quality Dividend ETF (OEFA)

Updated October 16, 2026.

OEFA is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.91%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.61%, its expense ratio is 0.48%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 64/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 97.3% over the past 11.2 years, 243.2 points behind SPY at 340.5%.

ALPS O'Shares International Developed Quality Dividend ETF is an ETF that tracks an index of large and mid-capitalization dividend-paying companies in Europe, selected for market size, liquidity, quality, low volatility, and dividend yield. The fund offers a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly, with an expense ratio of 0.48%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking dividend exposure in developed European markets with an emphasis on quality and stability.

OEFA performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 97.3% over the past 11.2 years, 243.2 points behind SPY at 340.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 7.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.5%.

OEFA key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

64 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.58%

Issuer

ALPS

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Expense ratio

0.48%

Distribution rate

0.91%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.61%

Last close

$35.45 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$33,708,752

Average volume

2000.0

Dividend

$0.081

Ex-dividend date

09/17/2026

Payment date

09/22/2026

Beta

0.98

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.91%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.61%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: ALPS; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

OEFA risks and drawbacks

OEFA's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 13.5%.

Who may consider OEFA — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (OEFA pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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