Short Interest in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) Declines By 19.2%

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 27,287 shares, a drop of 19.2% from the December 15th total of 33,768 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 27,552 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 27,552 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days.

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:IDOG opened at $38.89 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $38.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is $36.56. ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF has a 1-year low of $27.97 and a 1-year high of $39.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $449.18 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.22 and a beta of 0.72.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new stake in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF in the second quarter valued at $1,057,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 24.5% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 95,999 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,256,000 after purchasing an additional 18,915 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 13.2% during the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 135,357 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,591,000 after purchasing an additional 15,828 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 21.2% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 46,158 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,639,000 after buying an additional 8,069 shares during the period. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 29.8% in the second quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 17,562 shares of the company’s stock valued at $596,000 after buying an additional 4,027 shares during the last quarter.

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.