ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) Short Interest Up 103.8% in July

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 65,687 shares, a growth of 103.8% from the July 15th total of 32,224 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 35,983 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.8 days. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of IDOG stock traded up $0.27 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $44.34. 21,676 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 34,326. The company has a market capitalization of $559.57 million, a PE ratio of 11.22 and a beta of 0.58. ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF has a 12-month low of $35.06 and a 12-month high of $44.44. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $42.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is $42.34.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IDOG. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its position in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 16.5% during the second quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,822 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,000 after buying an additional 258 shares during the period. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 2.3% during the 4th 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. Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 97,291 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,615,000 after acquiring an additional 1,292 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its position 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 acquiring an additional 950 shares during the last quarter.

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.