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ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

SDOG tracks an equal-weighted index of the five highest-yielding S&P 500 securities in each sector.

On a historical basis, when value stocks outperform growth counterparts, that scenario often lasts for years. However, growth can do the same, as highlighted by its decade-plus streak of topping value.

Positive Signs Emerge for Value Stocks, ETFs

Investors looking for a shelter-from-the-storm play in early 2022 might want to consider high-dividend stocks, specifically the dogs of the Dow. The dogs of the Dow are the 10 highest-yielding members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average at the end of a specific year.

These Dogs Are Working to Start 2022

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Interest rates have a ways to go to become normalized; even with the Federal Reserve likely to hike rates multiple times this year, yields on government bonds are likely to remain low. That's conducive to high-dividend strategies such as the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG).

SDOG for 2022 Dividend Durability

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Dividend is among the investing themes that are considered safe plays. Even if the stock or the fund falls, higher current income would go a long way in protecting investors' total returns.

10 Dividend ETFs Up At Least 4% This Year & Yielding At Least 3%

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The Nasdaq, heavy on technology and growth stocks, is now off 10% from its November record due to rising rate worries, Play these ETFs instead.

Nasdaq in Correction: ETF Strategies to Play

The outlook for global dividends in 2022 is beyond attractive with IHS Markit forecasting a move to $2.09 trillion in aggregate payouts from $1.97 trillion last year. Not surprisingly, the U.S. is expected to be a leader in that growth, and that carries positive implications for an array of exchange traded funds, including the ALPS [.

Size Up SDOG as Global Dividends Move Toward $2 Trillion

ETF Trends' CEO Tom Lydon discusses the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) on this week's ETF of the Week podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show. SDOG is built on the general belief and approach that stocks that underperformed the previous year but were supported by a positive dividend yield would turn around [.

ETF of the Week: ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG)

In 2021, dividends roared back from the coronavirus brink with domestic payouts positing record levels of growth. The feat could repeated again in 2022 and then some, potentially providing support for exchange traded funds, such as the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG).

Dividends Are Going to Be Big Deals This Year

The ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) finished 2021 with a gain of just over 20% and a dividend yield of 3.17%, or more than double the comparable metric on the S&P 500. When it comes to the latter number, SDOG's methodology matters.

This Sector Strategy Paid Dividends, Literally, in 2021

One of the end-of-year traditions some equity income investors love is evaluating the new “dogs of the Dow” — the 10 members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average with the highest dividend yields at the end of the year. The strategy, which has been around for over three decades, is simple.

These Dogs Could Bark Louder in 2022

The ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) is fashioned as a dividend exchange traded fund. These days, that's already a positive for investors, but SDOG offers other favorable traits.

Sector Exposures Matter in Value ETFs

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DENVER, Dec. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (Exchange-Traded Fund) (NYSE: SDOG), the ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSE: IDOG) and the ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSE: EDOG) (the "Funds") declared their fourth quarter 2021 distributions on December 21, 2021 in the amounts of $0.5213 for SDOG, $0.1137 for IDOG and $0.14327 for EDOG. The dividends are payable on December 29, 2021 to shareholders of record on December 23, 2021.

ALPS SECTOR DIVIDEND DOGS ETFS DECLARE FOURTH QUARTER DISTRIBUTIONS

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hike interest rates next year. At this point, that's old news.

Fed Tightening Has Dividend Implications

As of the end of October, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) surged a staggering 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. More recently, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that “transitory” should be out of the inflation lexicon.

Better Than TIPS? SDOG Offers Inflation Protection

By the standards of the past decade-plus, value stocks are performing well in 2021, but barring a major reversal this month, it appears as though value will trail growth again this year. With an eye toward 2022, investors shouldn't rush to eschew value stocks.

With Help From Inflation, Value Stocks Can Shine in 2022

In recent weeks, equity income investors were treated to a flurry of encouraging dividend news with more arriving prior to the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. Over the next year, S&P 500 payouts are poised to hit $525 billion — a new record. A data point like that could prove efficacious for a variety of dividend [.

Dynamic Dividend Outlook Could Make SDOG Super

With many standard dividend exchange traded funds, investors must choose between high dividend and payout growth strategies. In the strictest sense of those terms, the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) resides in the former category.

SDOG Has Both Yield and Payouts

Domestic dividend growth is on a torrid pace this year, and that's a boon for investors, particularly long-term market participants, because dividends contribute a significant percentage of a portfolio's total returns over long time horizons. Resurgent payout growth is a boon for an array of exchange traded funds, including yield-oriented strategies such as the ALPS [.

Investors Want More Dividends — SDOG Has Answers

The energy sector is the best-performing group in the S&P 500 this year. It's also generating plenty of upside in European and some emerging markets benchmarks, too.

The Cure for Non-Committed Energy Exposure

Recently, there's been chatter about erosion in the cyclical value trade and the buy-the-dip mentality that fueled markets for so long waning. That speculation may have arrived prematurely because, as just one example, the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) is up nearly 2% over the past month.

Buying the Dip and Getting Cyclical With SDOG

Conventional dividend wisdom holds that some companies with high yields are financially burdened by their payout obligations and eventually lead investors to dividend disappointment in the form of cuts or suspensions. However, high dividend exchange traded funds are popular with investors, and that's particularly true today owing to low interest rates.

Investors Don't Have to Sacrifice Quality for Big Dividends

The ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) is higher by 16.91% year-to-date, an advantage of 71 basis points over the S&P 500. Some of SDOG's out-performance is attributable to its status as a value fund, and that's been a useful trait to sport in 2021.

SDOG Could Be Value Investors' Best Friend

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DENVER, Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (Exchange-Traded Fund) (NYSE: SDOG), the ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSE: IDOG) and the ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSE: EDOG) (the "Funds") declared their third quarter 2021 distributions on September 22, 2021 in the amounts of $0.4841 for SDOG, $0.2972 for IDOG and $0.3314 for EDOG.

ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETFS Declare Third Quarter Distributions

The ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) sports a dividend yield of 3.15% as of Aug. 12. While that's more than double the comparable metric on the S&P 500 and certainly qualifies as “high-yield,” that yield is below SDOG's historical norms.

Breaking Down the ALPS SDOG ETF

Value stocks ripped higher in the first half of the year before drifting lower in July as Treasury yields pulled back. Still, some market observers see long-term promise for the value factor, and that could be a sign the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) is worth a look.

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