ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) Short Interest Down 52.6% in April

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 16,723 shares, a decrease of 52.6% from the April 15th total of 35,301 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 28,274 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short.

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Stock Down 1.6%

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF stock traded down $0.68 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $42.81. The stock had a trading volume of 19,781 shares, compared to its average volume of 36,969. ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF has a 52-week low of $32.71 and a 52-week high of $43.77. The firm has a market cap of $530.84 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.22 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a fifty day moving average of $42.10 and a 200 day moving average of $40.20.

Institutional Trading of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 97,291 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,615,000 after purchasing an additional 1,292 shares during the period. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. raised its position in 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 worth $2,549,000 after purchasing an additional 1,488 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its position in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 5.6% in 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 during the period. Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its position in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 6,131.8% in the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,371 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 1,349 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.