ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF
SDOG
65 hedge funds and large institutions have $333M invested in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
44% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 9
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 63 → 65 (+2)
0.43% more ownership
Funds ownership: 34.22% → 34.65% (+0.43%)
19% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $410M → $333M (-$77.2M)
32% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 25
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$19.2M |
| 2 |
ACM
Aviance Capital Management
Sarasota,
Florida
|
+$15.7M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$4.56M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$2.21M |
| 5 |
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$1.99M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$16.8M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$16.3M |
| 3 |
BTS
BB&T Securities
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$14.1M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$10M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$8.73M |
SDOG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
65 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $333M — down 19% from $410M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new SDOG positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Janney Montgomery Scott, opening a new position worth an estimated $19.2M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $16.8M.
- 65 institutional investors held ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) as of Q3 2015, up from 63 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $333M of ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Janney Montgomery Scott, an estimated $19.2M added.
- The largest ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $16.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.