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About ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF
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Inception date
Jun 27, 2013
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
ALPS Advisors, Inc.
Distributor
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc.
IDOG launched at the end of June 2013 with a mandate to provide a high dividend yield from a portfolio of stocks with a balanced sector profile. The idea is to apply a modified version of the Dogs of the Dow strategy to a global universe of stocks. The term global is also modified, as IDOG only selects stocks from developed economies, excluding the US and Canada. The fund takes the 5-highest-yielding stocks from each of the 10 major sectors, for a total of 50 holdings. The goal is to eliminate the counter-cyclical sector biases present in traditional yield-weighted dividend strategies by picking the same number of stocks from each sector. The Underlying Index is reconstituted annually with quarterly rebalance. The fund's sibling fund, SDOG, applies the same strategy to the S&P 500.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Energy Minerals
Communications
Stocks98.99%
Energy Minerals12.16%
Communications10.88%
Finance9.97%
Consumer Non-Durables9.88%
Consumer Durables9.29%
Health Technology9.08%
Utilities8.49%
Electronic Technology7.84%
Non-Energy Minerals5.78%
Transportation5.69%
Retail Trade2.27%
Industrial Services2.19%
Technology Services2.04%
Process Industries1.82%
Producer Manufacturing1.62%
Bonds, Cash & Other1.01%
Cash0.86%
Mutual fund0.14%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe69.76%
Asia22.32%
Oceania7.92%
North America0.00%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
IDOG invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Energy Minerals, with 12.16% stocks, and Communications, with 10.88% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
IDOG top holdings are Singapore Telecommunications Limited and Enel SpA, occupying 2.29% and 2.28% of the portfolio correspondingly.
IDOG last dividends amounted to 0.33 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.22 USD in dividends, which shows a 33.60% increase.
IDOG assets under management is 329.12 M USD. It's risen 10.93% over the last month.
IDOG fund flows account for 12.50 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, IDOG pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 4.50%. The last dividend (Mar 25, 2025) amounted to 0.33 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
IDOG shares are issued by SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. under the brand ALPS. The ETF was launched on Jun 27, 2013, and its management style is Passive.
IDOG expense ratio is 0.50% meaning you'd have to pay 0.50% of your investment to help manage the fund.
IDOG follows the S-Network International Sector Dividend Dogs Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
IDOG invests in stocks.
IDOG price has risen by 7.81% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 6.61% increase. See more dynamics on IDOG price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 7.27% over the last month, showed a 9.75% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 12.29% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 7.27% over the last month, showed a 9.75% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 12.29% in a year.
IDOG trades at a premium (0.30%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.