ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest
by Doug Wharley · The Cerbat GemALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG – Get Free Report) saw a large decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 16,723 shares, a decline of 52.6% from the April 15th total of 35,301 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 28,274 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days.
ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Price Performance
Shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF stock traded down $0.68 during trading on Friday, hitting $42.81. 19,781 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 36,969. The firm has a market capitalization of $530.84 million, a P/E ratio of 11.22 and a beta of 0.58. ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF has a 1-year low of $32.71 and a 1-year high of $43.77. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $42.10 and its 200 day moving average price is $40.18.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of IDOG. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position 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 purchasing an additional 18,915 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 21.2% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 46,158 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,639,000 after buying an additional 8,069 shares during the period. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 66,117 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,549,000 after acquiring an additional 1,488 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its position 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 worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 1,349 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 5.6% during the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 17,894 shares of the company’s stock worth $607,000 after acquiring an additional 950 shares during the period.
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.