ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Should You Buy?

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:IDOG) saw strong trading volume on Monday . Approximately 59,534 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 74% from the previous session’s volume of 34,235 shares.The stock last traded at $44.94 and had previously closed at $44.85.

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Stock Performance

The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $42.72 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $42.50. The firm has a market cap of $568.40 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.22 and a beta of 0.58.

Institutional Trading of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 16.5% in the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. grew its holdings 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 during the last quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $36,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 97,291 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,615,000 after purchasing an additional 1,292 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing 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.