ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF $SDOG Shares Acquired by IFP Advisors Inc

IFP Advisors Inc raised its stake in shares of ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:SDOG) by 461.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 62,745 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 51,568 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc’s holdings in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF were worth $3,794,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. increased its position in shares of ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 26.9% during the fourth quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 1,198 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,000 after acquiring an additional 254 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in shares of ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 28.1% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 7,528 shares of the company’s stock valued at $455,000 after acquiring an additional 1,650 shares during the last quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 48,122 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,910,000 after acquiring an additional 604 shares during the last quarter. Capital Investment Counsel LLC increased its position in shares of ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Capital Investment Counsel LLC now owns 89,748 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,427,000 after acquiring an additional 3,529 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $138,000.

ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Price Performance

Shares of SDOG opened at $66.86 on Friday. ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF has a 1-year low of $55.58 and a 1-year high of $68.22. The stock has a market cap of $1.36 billion, a PE ratio of 15.06 and a beta of 0.70. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $65.48 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $63.59.

ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Company Profile

The ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S-Network Sector Dividend Dogs index. The fund tracks an equal-weighted index of the five highest-yielding S&P 500 securities in each sector. SDOG was launched on Jun 29, 2012 and is managed by ALPS.