Short Interest in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) Increases By 178.7%

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 32,224 shares, an increase of 178.7% from the June 30th total of 11,564 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 33,695 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF in the fourth quarter worth $36,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its holdings in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 6,131.8% during the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 1,349 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 5.6% during the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 17,894 shares of the company’s stock worth $607,000 after purchasing an additional 950 shares in the last quarter. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 66,117 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,549,000 after buying an additional 1,488 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 24.5% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 95,999 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,256,000 after buying an additional 18,915 shares during the period.

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Stock Up 0.5%

IDOG traded up $0.20 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $42.91. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 42,116 shares, compared to its average volume of 33,695. ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF has a twelve month low of $33.76 and a twelve month high of $44.37. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $42.57 and its 200-day moving average price is $41.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $540.67 million, a P/E ratio of 11.22 and a beta of 0.58.

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Company Profile

The ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (IDOG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund tracks an equal-weighted index that selects the five companies with the highest dividend yield in each of the 10 GICS sectors from international developed markets. IDOG was launched on Jun 27, 2013 and is managed by ALPS.