ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:SDOG) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Time to Buy?

Shares of ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:SDOG) saw unusually-high trading volume on Thursday . Approximately 19,498 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 60% from the previous session’s volume of 48,585 shares.The stock last traded at $56.93 and had previously closed at $56.98.

ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

The company has a market capitalization of $1.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.83 and a beta of 0.76. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $59.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $57.16.

Institutional Trading of ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of SDOG. Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $35,000. US Bancorp DE acquired a new stake in shares of ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $41,000. Rothschild Investment LLC bought a new position in shares of ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $92,000. Transform Wealth LLC bought a new stake in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $235,000. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its holdings in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF by 5,527.7% during the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 469,913 shares of the company’s stock valued at $248,000 after purchasing an additional 461,563 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.