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ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

34 hedge funds and large institutions have $153M invested in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 6

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 3

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $130M → $153M (+$22.8M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3334 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

3.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 34.74%30.75% (-4%)

Holders
34
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+3.03%
% of All Funds
0.99%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
5
Increased
18
Reduced
6
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$33.7M +$3.04M +91,029 +10%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$27.7M -$29.6K -886 -0.1%
U
3
UBS
Switzerland
$24.3M +$3.15M +94,141 +15%
BUB
4
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$18.6M +$308K +9,230 +2%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$12.6M +$618K +18,481 +5%
MAS
6
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$10.7M +$3.81M +114,019 +57%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$6.57M +$858K +25,674 +15%
RJA
8
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.73M -$336K -10,054 -8%
Janney Montgomery Scott
9
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$3.43M +$1.98M +59,341 +145%
PMG
10
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$3.01M +$1.93M +57,874 +193%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.52M +$2.04M +61,177 +490%
Susquehanna International Group
12
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.5M -$457K -13,677 -24%
BFIM
13
Beese Fulmer Investment Management
Ohio
$1.21M +$655K +19,585 +125%
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$851K +$668 +20 +0.1%
DG
15
Davidson & Garrard
Virginia
$608K +$24.2K +725 +4%
CA
16
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$379K +$32.8K +980 +10%
Commonwealth Equity Services
17
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$292K +$22.1K +662 +8%
Deutsche Bank
18
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$291K -$285K -8,523 -50%
VKH
19
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$241K +$236K +7,050 New
SI
20
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$201K +$197K +5,884 New
AIG
21
American International Group
New York
$142K +$6.25K +187 +5%
MFS
22
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$132K -$143K -4,275 -53%
Creative Planning
23
Creative Planning
Kansas
$95K +$49.5K +1,482 +115%
FNBT
24
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$90K
PTC
25
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$75K

SDOG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

34 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $153M — up 18% from $130M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new SDOG positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Madden Advisory Services, adding an estimated $3.81M. The largest seller was Cumberland Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.03M sold.

  • 34 institutional investors held ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) as of Q4 2013, up from 33 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $153M of ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 3 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Madden Advisory Services, an estimated $3.81M added.
  • The largest ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Cumberland Advisors, an estimated $2.03M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.