ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) was the target of a large growth in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 33,768 shares, a growth of 74.4% from the November 30th total of 19,364 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 24,515 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Based on an average trading volume of 24,515 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Stock Up 0.1%

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF stock opened at $38.67 on Tuesday. ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF has a 52-week low of $27.97 and a 52-week high of $39.00. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $37.64 and its 200 day moving average is $36.02. The company has a market cap of $428.08 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.22 and a beta of 0.72.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 765.9% in the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 3,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,000 after purchasing an additional 2,719 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 4,027 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 13.2% in the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 135,357 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,591,000 after acquiring an additional 15,828 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 5.6% during the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 17,894 shares of the company’s stock worth $607,000 after purchasing an additional 950 shares during the period. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new position in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,057,000.

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.