“This is a once in a generation opportunity in the cheaper corners of the market. When overall profits accelerate, as they are now doing, investors historically have become comparison shoppers for earnings growth. Why pay a lot for something that is everywhere?”
– Richard Bernstein of Richard Bernstein Advisors, July 31, 2024
Cumulative | Annualized | |||||
1 M | YTD | 1 Y | 5 Y | 10 Y | SI | |
SDOG - NAV (Net Asset Value) | 7.63% | 13.39% | 10.52% | 8.29% | 7.51% | 10.56% |
SDOG - Market Price | 7.69% | 10.98% | 10.57% | 8.34% | 7.51% | 10.56% |
S-Network Sector Dividend Dogs Index - TR | 7.68% | 13.69% | 10.81% | 8.68% | 7.95% | 11.03% |
S&P 500 Index - TR | 1.22% | 16.69% | 24.56% | 15.05% | 12.86% | 14.42% |
Source: Bloomberg L.P. and SS&C ALPS Advisors, cumulative performance as of 07/31/2024 and annualized performance as of 06/30/2024
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. For current month-end performance call 1-866-759-5679 or visit www.alpsfunds.com. Performance includes reinvested distributions and capital gains.
Market Price is based on the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at 4 p.m. ET and does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times.
Fund inception date: 06/29/2012
Total Operating Expenses: 0.36%
* Weight in SDOG as of 07/31/2024
** Growth represented by the S&P Growth Index; Value represented by the S&P Value Index; Broad Markets represented by the S&P 500 Index. Forward P/E multiples include forward 12-month estimates, future performance is not guaranteed.
Top 10 Holdings
3M Co | 2.33% | Regions Financial Corp | 2.21% | |
Stanley Black & Decker Inc | 2.33% | Viatris Inc | 2.19% | |
Truist Financial Corp | 2.33% | Gilead Sciences Inc | 2.15% | |
Citizens Financial Group Inc | 2.31% | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | 2.13% | |
Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH | 2.23% | International Business Machines Corp | 2.09% |
As of 07/31/2024, subject to change
Important Disclosures & Definitions
An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus containing this and other information, call 1-866-759-5679 or visit www.alpsfunds.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Shares of ETFs are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemable.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results; current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted.
All investments are subject to risks, including the loss of money and the possible loss of the entire principal amount invested. Additional information regarding the risks of this investment is available in the prospectus.
The Fund is subject to the additional risks associated with concentrating its investments in companies in the market sector.
Diversification does not eliminate the risk of experiencing investment losses.
The Fund employs a “passive management” - or indexing - investment approach and seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the performance of its underlying index. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund is not “actively” managed. Therefore, it would not necessarily sell or buy a security unless that security is removed from or added to the underlying index, respectively.
Basis Point (bps): a unit that is equal to 1/100th of 1% and is used to denote the change in a financial instrument.
Dogs of the Dow Theory: an investment strategy which proposes that an investor annually select for investment the ten Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks whose dividend is the highest fraction of their price.
Forward Price/Earnings (P/E) Ratio: a stock valuation metric that compares a company’s share price to its projected future earnings.
Russell 1000 Growth Index: measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the US equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with relatively higher price-to-book ratios, higher I/B/E/S forecast medium term (2 year) growth and higher sales per share historical growth (5 years).
Russell 1000 Value Index: measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the US equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values.
S&P 500 Index: widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap US equities. The index includes 500 leading companies and covers approximately 80% of available market capitalization.
S&P 500 Growth Index: a capitalization-weighted index containing the stocks from the S&P 500 Index with Growth characteristics.
S&P 500 Value Index: a capitalization-weighted index containing the stocks from the S&P 500 Index with Value characteristics.
S-Network Sector Dividend Dogs Index (SDOGX): a rules-based index intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of the highest dividend paying stocks in the SNR 500 on a sector-by-sector basis. The SNR 500 includes the 500 largest US stocks by market capitalization.
One may not invest directly in an index.
ALPS Advisors, Inc., registered investment adviser with the SEC, is the investment adviser to the Fund. ALPS Advisors, Inc. is affiliated with ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc. is the distributor for the Fund.
Not FDIC Insured • No Bank Guarantee • May Lose Value
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