ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) Sets New 1-Year High – Should You Buy?

Shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $44.28 and last traded at $44.28, with a volume of 7783 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $44.11.

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $547.96 million, a P/E ratio of 11.22 and a beta of 0.57. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $43.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $41.06.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF during the fourth quarter worth $36,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its position in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 6,131.8% during the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,371 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 1,349 shares in the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted 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 worth $607,000 after purchasing an additional 950 shares in the last quarter. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 2.3% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 24.5% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 95,999 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,256,000 after purchasing 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.