ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) Short Interest Update

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 65,687 shares, an increase of 103.8% from the July 15th total of 32,224 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 35,983 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Baird Financial Group Inc. grew 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 buying an additional 950 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 24.5% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 95,999 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,256,000 after buying an additional 18,915 shares during the last quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. raised its stake in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 2.3% in the fourth 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, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its stake in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 16.5% in the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,822 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,000 after acquiring an additional 258 shares during the period.

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of IDOG stock traded up $0.27 on Friday, hitting $44.34. The stock had a trading volume of 21,676 shares, compared to its average volume of 34,326. ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF has a twelve month low of $35.06 and a twelve month high of $44.44. The firm has a market cap of $559.57 million, a P/E ratio of 11.22 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $42.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $42.34.

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.