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ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

36 hedge funds and large institutions have $217M invested in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 4

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 9

42% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $153M → $217M (+$64.2M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3436 (+2)

0.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.75%31.59% (+0.84%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
36
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+5.88%
% of All Funds
1.04%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
13
Reduced
9
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BTS
1
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$42.1M +$4.07M +120,299 New
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$36.2M +$7.67M +226,898 +28%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$33.5M -$951K -28,104 -3%
U
4
UBS
Switzerland
$22.2M -$2.58M -76,286 -11%
BUB
5
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$19.7M +$692K +20,470 +4%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$19.7M +$6.55M +193,770 +53%
MAS
7
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$12.2M +$1.2M +35,448 +11%
Janney Montgomery Scott
8
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$5.96M +$2.38M +70,281 +70%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$5.22M -$1.44M -42,657 -22%
PMG
10
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$4.03M +$926K +27,384 +31%
RJA
11
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.95M +$142K +4,196 +4%
Jane Street
12
Jane Street
New York
$2.86M +$2.77M +81,795 New
Stifel Financial
13
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.67M +$2.59M +76,441 New
CFA
14
Cahill Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$1.77M +$1.71M +50,616 New
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$870K
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$820K -$1.7M -50,216 -68%
B
17
Baird
Wisconsin
$743K +$718K +21,236 New
DG
18
Davidson & Garrard
Virginia
$645K +$23.6K +697 +4%
BFIM
19
Beese Fulmer Investment Management
Ohio
$579K -$634K -18,750 -53%
CA
20
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$375K -$10.7K -315 -3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
21
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$338K +$37.6K +1,111 +13%
LTFS
22
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$231K +$168K +4,967 +301%
Deutsche Bank
23
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$197K -$97.3K -2,878 -34%
MFS
24
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$154K +$18.1K +536 +14%
Creative Planning
25
Creative Planning
Kansas
$112K +$15.1K +446 +16%

SDOG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

36 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $217M — up 42% from $153M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new SDOG positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $7.67M. The largest seller was UBS, cutting an estimated $2.58M.

  • 36 institutional investors held ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) as of Q1 2014, up from 34 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $217M of ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $7.67M added.
  • The largest ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF seller in Q1 2014 was UBS, an estimated $2.58M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.