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

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 32,224 shares, an increase of 178.7% from the June 30th total of 11,564 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 33,695 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days.

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:IDOG traded up $0.37 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $42.66. The company had a trading volume of 26,615 shares, compared to its average volume of 33,577. ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF has a one year low of $33.76 and a one year high of $44.37. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $42.59 and a 200 day moving average price of $41.87. The company has a market capitalization of $537.52 million, a PE ratio of 11.22 and a beta of 0.58.

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 stock. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its stake in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 6,131.8% during the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,371 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after buying an additional 1,349 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in 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 buying an additional 950 shares during the period. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 66,117 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,549,000 after acquiring an additional 1,488 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 24.5% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 95,999 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,256,000 after acquiring an additional 18,915 shares in the last quarter.

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.