Market-Beating ‘Dividend Dogs’ ETF Attracts More Investors

A specialized dividend Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) that’s beating the S&P 500 this year saw record trading volume on Tuesday and what appears to be a rather large inflow.

Over 650,000 shares of ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) traded on Tuesday, nearly double the previous volume record.

The benchmark selects stocks from the S&P 500. At the annual reconstitution, the index identifies the five highest-yielding stocks in each of the 10 sectors of the S&P 500. It is rebalanced on a quarterly basis to maintain 10% in each sector, and 2% in each of the 50 stocks.

The fund is up 25.9% year to date, compared with a gain of 20.9% for the S&P 500, according to Morningstar.

Source:  John Spence, ETF Trends

ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs (SDOG) is a component of the D2 Capital Management Multi-Asset Income Portfolio.

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