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

ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:SDOG) was the target of a large decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 14,914 shares, a decline of 60.7% from the August 31st total of 37,922 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 17,219 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SDOG. Arkadios Wealth Advisors bought a new stake in shares of ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $538,000. TMB Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,003,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its stake in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 248.3% during the 1st quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 48,267 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,139,000 after acquiring an additional 34,409 shares in the last quarter. A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel Inc. acquired a new position in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $1,128,000. Finally, Del Sette Capital Management LLC boosted its position in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 401.3% during the 1st quarter. Del Sette Capital Management LLC now owns 281,064 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,279,000 after acquiring an additional 224,994 shares during the period.

ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Trading Down 0.6%

SDOG traded down $0.41 on Monday, hitting $68.97. 44,935 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 38,930. The firm has a market cap of $1.36 billion, a PE ratio of 15.06 and a beta of 0.70. ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF has a twelve month low of $57.70 and a twelve month high of $74.73. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $72.28 and a two-hundred day moving average of $68.92.

About ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

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.