ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) Short Interest Down 44.8% in August

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 36,287 shares, a decline of 44.8% from the July 30th total of 65,687 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 30,020 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Trading of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 5.6% in the 2nd 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 last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 24.5% during the 2nd 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 during the last quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $36,000. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in 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 valued at $2,549,000 after acquiring an additional 1,488 shares during the period. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its position 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 valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the last quarter.

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Trading Down 0.6%

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF stock traded down $0.27 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $44.11. 14,200 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 34,972. ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF has a 12 month low of $35.13 and a 12 month high of $45.06. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $42.96 and a 200 day moving average of $42.63. The firm has a market cap of $556.67 million, a price-to-earnings 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.