ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF
SDOG
33 hedge funds and large institutions have $130M invested in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
300% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 2
220% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 5
48% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $88.1M → $130M (+$42.2M)
22% more funds holding
Funds holding: 27 → 33 (+6)
2.37% more ownership
Funds ownership: 32.37% → 34.74% (+2.4%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BUB
BBVA USA Bancshares
Houston,
Texas
|
+$17.1M |
| 2 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$6.95M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$3.43M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$3.05M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$2.72M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SNC
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
St Louis,
Missouri
|
-$1.66M |
| 2 |
JMPWA
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$398K |
| 3 |
BFIM
Beese Fulmer Investment Management
Canton,
Ohio
|
-$209K |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$101K |
| 5 |
MFS
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
|
-$68.3K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PTC
26
Private Trust Company
Cleveland,
Ohio
| $70K | +$51.6K | +1,607 | +281% |
|
|
LTFS
27
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $47K | +$47.3K | +1,475 | New |
|
28
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $41K | +$41.3K | +1,287 | New |
|
|
DADC
29
D.A. Davidson & Co
Great Falls,
Montana
| $30K | – | – | – |
|
|
HI
30
Hudock Inc
Williamsport,
Pennsylvania
| $17K | – | – | – |
|
|
M
31
MOTCO
San Antonio,
Texas
| $11K | – | – | – |
|
|
WA
32
WFG Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
| $10K | +$96 | +3 | +1% |
|
|
SFSIG
33
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
San Francisco,
California
| $6K | – | – | – |
|
|
JMPWA
34
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$398K | -12,950 | Closed |
|
35
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$3K | -100 | Closed |
|
SDOG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
33 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $130M — up 48% from $88.1M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new SDOG positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BBVA USA Bancshares, opening a new position worth an estimated $17.1M. The largest seller was Stifel Nicolaus & Co, cutting an estimated $1.66M.
- 33 institutional investors held ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) as of Q3 2013, up from 27 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $130M of ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 48% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 2 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was BBVA USA Bancshares, an estimated $17.1M added.
- The largest ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Stifel Nicolaus & Co, an estimated $1.66M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.