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ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF
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158 hedge funds and large institutions have $711M invested in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

52% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 23

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 9 (+1)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 148 → 158 (+10)

0.21% more ownership

Funds ownership: 37.59% → 37.8% (+0.21%)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 51

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $851M → $711M (-$140M)

Holders
158
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+6.76%
% of All Funds
3.52%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
35
Increased
43
Reduced
51
Closed
23
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
+$8.29M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$6.49M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$5.92M
4
SAM
Stringer Asset Management
Tennessee
+$4.72M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$4.64M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$30.2M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$6.49M
3
MWA
MFA Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
-$6.46M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$5.68M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$5.35M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TFA
151
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$2K +$2.47K +57 New
PFGIA
152
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
WCM
153
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
$1K – – –
TWA
154
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$1K +$43 +1 +3%
EWM
155
Executive Wealth Management
Michigan
$1K +$1.04K +24 New
MWA
156
MFA Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
– -$6.46M -145,722 Closed
CAS
157
Cue Advisory Services
Arizona
– -$3M -65,350 Closed
Goldman Sachs
158
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$2.88M -62,870 Closed
IWM
159
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
– -$394K -8,585 Closed
CA
160
Calton & Associates
Florida
– -$352K -7,683 Closed
AllianceBernstein
161
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
– -$334K -7,282 Closed
Koshinski Asset Management
162
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
– -$313K -6,818 Closed
PTC
163
Private Trust Company
Ohio
– -$252K -5,504 Closed
FAIM
164
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
– -$248K -5,398 Closed
GA
165
Gateway Advisory
New Jersey
– -$243K -5,288 Closed
BC
166
Burleson & Co
California
– -$232K -5,279 Closed
TAM
167
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
– -$241K -5,245 Closed
AFP
168
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
– -$239K -5,222 Closed
IWC
169
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
– -$226K -4,900 Closed
SFWA
170
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
– -$201K -4,551 Closed
Fifth Third Bancorp
171
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
– -$60K -1,314 Closed
ML
172
McAdam LLC
Pennsylvania
– -$54K -1,178 Closed
BWM
173
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
– -$47K -1,033 Closed
Deutsche Bank
174
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$31K -668 Closed
SFM
175
Signet Financial Management
New Jersey
– -$15K -330 Closed
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SDOG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

158 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $711M — down 16% from $851M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new SDOG positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Dynamic Advisor Solutions, adding an estimated $8.29M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $30.2M.

  • 158 institutional investors held ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) as of Q4 2018, up from 148 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $711M of ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 23 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Dynamic Advisor Solutions, an estimated $8.29M added.
  • The largest ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $30.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.