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About ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF
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Inception date
Jun 29, 2012
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.
SDOG is built around the theory that high-yielding equities tend to appreciate faster than lower-yielding equities. SDOG starts with the S&P 500 and then equally weights the five companies in each GICS sector with the highest dividend yields. It also equal weights those sectors, which introduces permanent sector biases. It reconstitutes its portfolio annually, but it subsequently rebalances that portfolio every quarter. SDOG's methodology may cause it to diverge considerably from our segment benchmark with a heavy mid-cap tilt and huge sector biases.
Classification
Returns
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| Price performance | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NAV total return | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Utilities
Stocks99.76%
Utilities12.72%
Finance9.74%
Electronic Technology9.47%
Process Industries9.42%
Consumer Non-Durables8.57%
Health Technology7.16%
Consumer Services6.59%
Communications6.54%
Energy Minerals5.60%
Technology Services4.19%
Retail Trade4.05%
Consumer Durables3.63%
Transportation3.44%
Non-Energy Minerals2.55%
Industrial Services2.14%
Distribution Services2.00%
Commercial Services1.94%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.24%
Cash0.18%
Mutual fund0.06%
Stock breakdown by region
North America96.30%
Europe3.70%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history