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 May 15th, traders have sold 6,200 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 May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,200 shares, an increase of 226.3% from the previous total of 1,900 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: Fidelity Low Volatility Factor ETF (0.13%), Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (9.86%), Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF (0.05%), Invesco Large Cap Growth ETF (1.09%), First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (0.36%), First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (0.17%), First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (0.14%), WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Fund (0.20%), SPDR SSGA US Large Cap Low Volatility Index ETF (0.46%), Invesco Large Cap Value ETF (0.25%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 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 $0.06 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 appreciates 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 May, 15 2025.