ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (EDOG) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to replicate the performance of the S-Network Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs Index before fees and expenses. The fund applies the Dogs of the Dow theory on a sector-by-sector basis, selecting the five highest dividend-yielding securities from each of 10 market sectors (excluding real estate) within the S-Network Emerging Markets Liquid 500 Index universe of primarily large-cap emerging market stocks and equally weighting them into a 50-stock portfolio. EDOG provides investors with diversified high-dividend exposure to emerging markets companies domiciled in countries such as Indonesia, Mexico, China, Brazil, and South Africa, targeting sectors including information technology, energy, utilities, financials, consumer staples, and materials, with top holdings like Infosys Ltd ADR, Wipro Ltd ADR, and Vale SA ADR.
Launched on March 27, 2014, and listed on NYSE Arca, EDOG is passively managed by SS&C ALPS Advisors, Inc., a Denver, Colorado-based investment adviser and wholly owned subsidiary of SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., with net assets of approximately $27 million, an expense ratio of 0.60%, and a trailing twelve-month dividend yield around 5.45%.
In recent developments, SS&C ALPS Advisors has pursued strategic expansions including new ETF partnerships and launches, such as the 2024 ALPS | CoreCommodity Natural Resources ETF (CCNR) with CoreCommodity Management, LLC; the ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF (SMTH) with Smith Capital Investors, LLC; and the Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF (LGRO) with Level Four Capital Management, LLC, alongside a 2025 transfer of ALPS | O'Shares ETFs to NYSE Arca listing and a rebranding of the ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF to ALPS | O'Shares International Developed Quality Dividend ETF. These initiatives reflect ongoing product innovation and alliances within SS&C ALPS Advisors' broader lineup of over $29 billion in assets under management as of mid-2025, though no specific changes to EDOG's strategy, index, or operations were reported in the last 1-2 years.