The ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (IDOG) is an exchange-traded fund designed to track the performance of international companies with relatively high dividend yields. The ETF is managed by ALPS Advisors and trades under the ticker IDOG on the NYSE Arca.

Classified as an international dividend-focused equity ETF, the fund invests in companies from developed markets outside the United States. Its strategy follows the Dogs of the Index methodology, selecting the highest-yielding stocks within each sector to combine income generation with balanced sector diversification.

The ETF follows a passive management approach and seeks to replicate the performance of the S-Network International Sector Dividend Dogs Index, a benchmark composed of international companies selected according to dividend yield and sector-balancing criteria.

Diversification and sector exposure

IDOG provides exposure primarily associated with:

• International developed markets.

• Dividend-paying stocks.

• Financial services.

• Energy.

• Industrials.

• Healthcare.

• Consumer sectors.

• Income strategies.

The portfolio includes companies across multiple developed countries and economic sectors outside the United States, using a methodology designed to reduce concentration in any single industry or market.

The ETF's performance reflects both the broader developed international equity markets and the performance of companies with relatively high dividend yields.

Structure and costs

IDOG shares trade on the secondary market on the NYSE Arca during regular trading hours. Share creation and redemption occur through authorized participants, a mechanism intended to help align the ETF's market price with its net asset value (NAV).

The fund charges a management fee as outlined in its prospectus and does not apply a performance fee. Dividends received from portfolio holdings are distributed periodically to shareholders according to the fund's distribution policy.

History and evolution of the ETF

The ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF was launched in 2013 to provide investors with exposure to high-dividend international companies through a sector-balanced selection methodology.

Since inception, the fund has offered investors a way to diversify income sources beyond the U.S. market while maintaining relatively balanced exposure across multiple sectors.

In recent years, changes in global interest rates, currency fluctuations, international economic growth, and corporate dividend policies have continued to influence the performance of the companies represented in the ETF's portfolio.

Additional Information

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs (United States) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF), with assets under management totaling $562.85 million.

Over the past 12 months, ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs recorded a return of 19.98%, with its price trading between $36.47 and $44.97 during the same period.

The ETF is traded under the ticker IDOG.