ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF $SDOG Shares Bought by IFP Advisors Inc

IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:SDOG) by 461.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 62,745 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 51,568 shares during the quarter. IFP Advisors Inc owned approximately 0.30% of ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF worth $3,794,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 5.1% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,511,488 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,878,000 after purchasing an additional 73,524 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 3.3% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 302,057 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,362,000 after purchasing an additional 9,536 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 0.5% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 153,654 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,927,000 after purchasing an additional 749 shares in the last quarter. Capital Investment Counsel LLC lifted its holdings in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Capital Investment Counsel LLC now owns 89,748 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,427,000 after purchasing an additional 3,529 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 6.6% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 77,198 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,782,000 after purchasing an additional 4,806 shares in the last quarter.

ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Stock Up 0.3%

SDOG opened at $66.86 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.06 and a beta of 0.70. ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF has a 52-week low of $55.58 and a 52-week high of $68.22. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $65.48 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $63.59.

ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Profile

The ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S-Network Sector Dividend Dogs index. The fund tracks an equal-weighted index of the five highest-yielding S&P 500 securities in each sector. SDOG was launched on Jun 29, 2012 and is managed by ALPS.