ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 181,611 shares, a growth of 637.3% from the September 15th total of 24,633 shares. Approximately 1.4% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 37,595 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.8 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF during the third quarter worth $208,000. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 1.2% in the second quarter. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 65,597 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,701,000 after purchasing an additional 770 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its holdings in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 16.5% in the second 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 last quarter.

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Stock Performance

IDOG stock traded up $0.38 during trading on Friday, reaching $42.06. The company had a trading volume of 52,767 shares, compared to its average volume of 35,904. The company has a market cap of $557.29 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.22 and a beta of 0.59. ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF has a twelve month low of $35.13 and a twelve month high of $45.06. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $43.70 and a 200-day simple moving average of $43.00.

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Company Profile

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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.

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