Darden Restaurants

Pfizer

Southwest Airlines

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AbbVie

Cisco Systems

Kinder Morgan

Exelon

Paychex

Evergy Inc

ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

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

The ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF implements a 'Dogs of the Dow' strategy on a sector-by-sector basis. Despite a strong 35.4% return in the past year, SDOG's long-term performance lags behind peers like RSP, EQL, and SPY. Although SDOG offers an attractive 3.7% distribution yield, I believe investors can get superior distribution yields and total returns elsewhere.

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Following the Fed's aggressive rate cut in mid-September, we believe many advisors are rethinking how they are providing stable income for client portfolios. High-dividend-yielding equity investments are likely to get closer looks in the fourth quarter after strong recent performance.

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On the lookout for a strategy to pair with the growth-heavy S&P 500? The index has presented some strong returns for investors YTD, yes.

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SDOG is an equal-weight-by-sector large-cap ETF with a 3.76% expected dividend yield. Despite my recent cautionary note, SDOG has outpaced SPY by 3.69% over the last three months. Still, other high-dividend ETFs performed well over this period, including SCHD, DHS, SPYD, and to a lesser extent, DIV. My analysis compares SDOG fundamentally with all four of these. It reveals that SPYD's quality features, though improved from May, could still be lacking, leaving shareholders vulnerable in a market downturn. Its primary advantage is a 13.50x forward P/E.

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With three-year Treasury yields hovering around 3.9% as of Aug. 9, it may not be surprising that, by some estimates, there's $6.5 trillion sitting in money market accounts. Due to high interest rates, cash instruments are more appealing than they've been in years.

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Looking to make some portfolio changes following the past week's market tumult? ETFs can appeal as a flexible, transparent wrapper for all sorts of investment strategies.

Why Now Could Be the Time for Equal-Sector-Weight ETF SDOG

SDOG's strategy is to select the five highest-yielding S&P 500 Index stocks from each of the 10 GICS sectors (excluding Real Estate) and weight them equally. It currently features an attractive 4.00% yield and has one of the lowest forward P/E's in the large-cap value category. However, that's where the good news ends. My analysis reveals SDOG scores near the bottom on other key factors like growth, momentum, quality, and sentiment. This unbalanced approach leads to inconsistent returns.

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Investors may want to consider giving dividend ETFs a second look. Dividend-focused investing can offer a wide range of benefits.

The Merits of Broad Sector Dividend Exposure in SDOG

TIME's Dividend Kings List of 2024 includes an elite group of stocks that have been increasing their dividends over at least a 50-year time span. A few of those are part of the top 10 holdings found in the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG).

Holdings in This ETF Appear in Dividend Kings List

High-yielding stocks have history on their side. As the S&P 500 continues to climb to new highs, investors needn't worry about a sudden drop in performance.

Past S&P 500 Performance Bodes Well for This Dividend ETF

Targeting stocks with high dividend yields, SDOG ends up accumulating mostly slowly-growing old-economy companies, like those from the tobacco and oil & gas industries. While possibly beneficial amid downturns, it is anything but opportune when enthusiasm returns, as value-heavy portfolios have smaller potential to participate in the bull run. ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF's smart beta strategy also boosts its value profile while detracting from growth.

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Many of us were prepping for year-end (or on vacation in Belize, in my case) in December. However, index providers were hard at work to ensure certain ETFs fully reflected the investment criteria advisors have come to expect.

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ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF offers high dividend yield and consistent dividend growth with its unique "Dogs of the Dow Theory" strategy. The SDOG ETF's portfolio is equally weighted, promoting diversification and reducing sector-specific risks. SDOG has underperformed similar ETFs in the past, but may be worth considering for investors seeking high dividends and mean reversion opportunities.

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It's fair to say that dividend investing hasn't done as well as many would have liked in 2023. The S&P 500 High Dividend index has seen a negative return YTD, for example.

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The Dogs of the Dow in 2023 are up an average of just 2.8%, lagging the market by the widest amount since 2006, per Bespoke Investment Group, as quoted on Investors Business Daily. But more importantly, the Dogs of the Dow trailed the market in four of the past five years, Bespoke found.

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VettaFi's Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth joins Chuck Jaffe to discuss what investors should consider when evaluating ETFs and what's in favor in the current environment on this special episode of ETF of the Week. This was originally featured on a segment “Money Life” with Chuck Jaffe.

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With 2023 drawing to a close, investors and advisors alike are revisiting their portfolios. While markets entering 2023 saw plenty of serious risks, from initial, fast rate hikes to fear of a looming “imminent” recession, ahead of 2024 fewer risks stand out.

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Given the recent market volatility, dividends are important to equity investors even though they are increasingly plentiful. Indeed, approximately 400 constituents within the S&P 500 currently paid a dividend at the end of September 2023, while over 600 of the S&P Mid-Cap 400 and S&P Small-Cap 600 index companies do so.

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ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF applies the "Dogs of the Dow Theory" in the S&P 500,  sector-by-sector. SDOG has underperformed the benchmark SPY and Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF since inception and in the last 12 months. Valuation looks great, but aggregate quality and growth metrics are underwhelming.

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When investors think of an equal-weight ETF, they may initially think of their defensive qualities. In this top-heavy U.S. market environment, adding diversification away from concentration risk does appeal, of course.

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Hello, VettaFi Voices! Whenever I read about the economy in 2023, the one word that comes up repeatedly in various forms is “uncertain.

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Progressive financial advisors and investors have realized that a longtime popular stock market saying is not very accurate anymore, at least when it comes to investing for yield. That phrase is: “It's not a stock market, it's a market of stocks.

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With the acquisition of EQM Indexes, VettaFi's family of indexes now powers nearly $19 billion in ETFs and other investment vehicles. In May 2022, VettaFi was created by unifying complementary businesses who shared a common vision for client success, the value of relationships, and the importance of data.

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