ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 15th, traders have sold 5,800 shares of SDOG short. Learn More on ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF's current short interest.

ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,800 shares, an increase of 41.5% from the previous total of 4,100 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF: Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF (0.06%), WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Fund (0.21%), First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (0.68%), Pacer Metaurus US Large Cap Dividend Multiplier 400 ETF (0.06%), Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (9.05%), Invesco Large Cap Growth ETF (1.09%), Invesco Large Cap Value ETF (0.29%), First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (0.14%), Fidelity Low Volatility Factor ETF (0.66%), Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF (0.34%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SDOG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF as its price is falling. SDOG shares are trading down $0.07 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of SDOG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including SDOG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.