Short Interest in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) Declines By 26.5%

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) saw a significant drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 19,105 shares, a drop of 26.5% from the February 12th total of 25,985 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 44,214 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Based on an average daily volume of 44,214 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in IDOG. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 950 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings 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 valued at $3,615,000 after acquiring an additional 1,292 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its holdings 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 valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 1,349 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 66,117 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,549,000 after acquiring an additional 1,488 shares during the period.

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Price Performance

IDOG traded down $0.26 during trading on Friday, hitting $40.36. The stock had a trading volume of 43,887 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,214. ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF has a one year low of $27.97 and a one year high of $42.94. The firm has a market cap of $466.16 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.22 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $40.71 and a 200-day moving average price of $38.25.

About ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

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.