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High Yield Dividend ETF SDOG Spreads Income Across Sectors

BY | ETF Database
4:02 am ET 12/03/25 | 42 VIEWS
The ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG B-) applies a classic income strategy across the market by selecting the highest-yielding stocks in each sector, offering investors a way to capture dividends without concentrating in traditional income-heavy areas like utilities or real estate.According to ETF Database, SDOG holds $1.25 billion in assets and has returned 10.1% year-to-date, while maintaining a yield cushion over broader market indexes through its equal-weight, sector-diversified approach. The fund takes the “Dogs of the Dow” strategy — which focuses on high-yielding Dow components — and expands it across the S&P 500 universe, according to ETF Database. SDOG picks the five highest-yielding stocks from 10 of the 11 Global Industry Classification Standard sectors, leaving out real estate. Each sector gets a 10% allocation, and each stock within a sector receives equal weighting, according to ETF Database. This structure means SDOG holds positions in areas like energy and materials alongside more defensive sectors. The fund’s underlying index delivered a trailing twelve-month dividend yield of 3.68%, more than three times the S&P 500’s 1.09% yield, according to a recent quarterly insights report. The higher yield comes from overweight positions in traditionally income-focused sectors, with the fund holding 8.06% more in utilities, 7.90% more in materials, and 7.18% more in energy than the S&P 500.Dividend ETF Structure and PositioningThe fund’s approach has resulted in holdings that trade at lower valuations than the broader market. The quarterly insights showed SDOG’s underlying index carried a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.90, compared to 28.13 for the S&P 500. SDOG’s current holdings include technology names Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) and International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), energy producers Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) and Chevron Corp. (CVX), and pharmaceutical companies Pfizer Inc. (PFE) and AbbVie Inc. (ABBV), according to ETF Database. The equal-weight methodology means SDOG avoids the concentration risk that comes with market-cap-weighted approaches. The fund holds 52 positions distributed across its 10 target sectors, according to ETF Database. VettaFi LLC (“VettaFi”) is the index provider for SDOG, for which it receives an index licensing fee. However, SDOG is not issued, sponsored, endorsed, or sold by VettaFi, and VettaFi has no obligation or liability in connection with the issuance, administration, marketing, or trading of SDOG. For more news, information, and analysis, visit the ETF Building Blocks Content Hub.

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