Short Interest in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) Increases By 103.8%

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 65,687 shares, an increase of 103.8% from the July 15th total of 32,224 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 35,983 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of 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 worth $75,000 after acquiring an additional 258 shares during the period. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 1,488 shares during the period. Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 97,291 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,615,000 after buying an additional 1,292 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 5.6% during the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 17,894 shares of the company’s stock valued at $607,000 after buying an additional 950 shares during the period.

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IDOG opened at $44.34 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $42.63 and a 200 day moving average of $42.36. ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF has a fifty-two week low of $35.06 and a fifty-two week high of $44.44. The firm has a market cap of $559.57 million, a P/E ratio of 11.22 and a beta of 0.58.

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.