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Inside ALPS’s Dividend Dog ETF (SDOG)
April 22, 2013 at 09:00 AM EDT
Given the current near-zero interest rate environment, there has been a significant movement that has taken yield-hungry investors in a number of directions to secure meaningful yields, including the ultra-popular dividend strategy. Michael Akins, Lead Portfolio Manager for ALPS ETF Trust and initial creator of the SDOG license, recently took the time to discuss the thought behind the compelling “Dividend Dog” strategy [see Free Report: How To Pick The Right ETF Every Time]. ETF Database (ETFdb): What was the inspiration behind creating the Sector Dividend Dogs ETF ? Michael Akins (MA): The ultimate goal when we set out to design a dividend ETF was to address what we perceived as a trade-off that existed in the current High Dividend ETF space. Essentially, investors had a decision between two types of dividend ETFs: (1) fairly diversified, modest-yielding, dividend “growth” portfolios – these are going to be the ETFs that track indexes that have very stringent screens on [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: ALPS Files For Dividend Fund, USAA Wants To Offer Active ETFs This Week In ETFs: July 1st Edition ALPS Launches Dividend Dog ETF (SDOG)
Given the current near-zero interest rate environment, there has been a significant movement that has taken yield-hungry investors in a number of directions to secure meaningful yields, including the ultra-popular dividend strategy. Michael Akins, Lead Portfolio Manager for ALPS ETF Trust and initial creator of the SDOG license, recently took the time to discuss the thought behind the compelling “Dividend Dog” strategy [see Free Report: How To Pick The Right ETF Every Time]. ETF Database (ETFdb): What was the inspiration behind creating the Sector Dividend Dogs ETF ? Michael Akins (MA): The ultimate goal when we set out to design a dividend ETF was to address what we perceived as a trade-off that existed in the current High Dividend ETF space. Essentially, investors had a decision between two types of dividend ETFs: (1) fairly diversified, modest-yielding, dividend “growth” portfolios – these are going to be the ETFs that track indexes that have very stringent screens on [...]
