ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) Reaches New 1-Year High – Still a Buy?

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $44.88 and last traded at $44.75, with a volume of 25848 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $44.35.

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Trading Up 0.5%

The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $42.72 and its 200 day simple moving average is $42.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $566.01 million, a P/E ratio of 11.22 and a beta of 0.58.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 24.5% in 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 period. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 1,488 shares in the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $607,000 after purchasing an additional 950 shares during the period. Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 258 shares during the period.

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.