ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:SDOG) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – What’s Next?

ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:SDOG) shares saw unusually-high trading volume on Thursday . Approximately 142,294 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 242% from the previous session’s volume of 41,552 shares.The stock last traded at $68.77 and had previously closed at $68.40.

ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Stock Down 0.6%

The business’s fifty day moving average is $66.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $64.27. The stock has a market cap of $1.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.06 and a beta of 0.70.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SDOG. Money Concepts Capital Corp raised its stake in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 0.6% during the first quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp now owns 35,647 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,318,000 after purchasing an additional 201 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC grew its holdings in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 20,540 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,242,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 61,497 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,719,000 after buying an additional 229 shares during the period. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. boosted its position in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 26.9% in the 4th quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 1,198 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,000 after buying an additional 254 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 13,858 shares of the company’s stock valued at $838,000 after acquiring an additional 319 shares in the last quarter.

ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Company 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.