ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF
$37.99−0.07 (−0.18%)
- 0.35%
- $10M
- +16.0%
- 6.46%
- 0M sh
- $38.08
- low $34.76high $42.76
The ETF.net RDOG Grade
B
Score 61 out of 100
- 10 of 22
Score 61 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.C50 out of 100Rank 11 of 22Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A95 out of 100Rank 11 of 16Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B56 out of 100Rank 6 of 22Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D27 out of 100Rank 16 of 22Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A90 out of 100Rank 3 of 22Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D33 out of 100Rank 17 of 22
Our read on RDOG
BMost real estate ETFs just buy the sector by size. RDOG flips it: the highest-yielding REITs inside each of nine property segments, weighted equally, so the biggest landlords don't automatically run the portfolio.
RDOG seeks to replicate the performance of the S-Network REIT Dividend Dogs Index before fees and expenses. It selects high-yielding US REITs across nine equally weighted REIT segments.
Why people hold it
- The "dogs" method is the whole point: take the top-yielding REITs in each of nine property segments and equal-weight them, so no mega-cap landlord dominates.alpsfunds.com
- Roughly 50 REITs spread evenly across nine segments of the property market, so one hot corner of real estate can't quietly become the whole fund.
- 0.35% a year sits just under the typical fund in its real estate group, which is modest for a rules-based yield screen rather than a plain market-cap tracker.
- Live since 2008, it has stayed close to its S-Network REIT Dividend Dogs Index, among the tighter implementations in its peer group, and it pays quarterly.
Worth knowing
- Thin trading and a small asset base mean bid-ask spreads can run wider than the household-name REIT trackers.
- Screening for the fattest yields tilts the basket toward higher-payout, often smaller REITs, historically a bumpier ride than the cap-weighted sector.
- Cost is the trade-off against plain vanilla: SCHH charges 0.07% and VNQ 0.13% for cap-weighted US real estate.
RDOG Holdings
- Stocks
- 46
- 24%
- INN
Sectors
- Real Estate100.0%
Geography
- United States100.00%
RDOG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
RDOG$11,604
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | RDOG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.0% |
| 1 month | −3.3% |
| 3 months | −6.6% |
| 1 year | +16.0% |
| 3 years | +11.8% |
| 5 years | +0.9% |
| 10 years | +4.1% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | RDOG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.0% | |
| 2025 | +0.9% | |
| 2024 | +4.5% | |
| 2023 | +10.5% | |
| 2022 | −25.5% | |
| 2021 | +35.3% | |
| 2020 | −10.1% |
RDOG in the news
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RDOG Dividends
- 6.46%
- $2.46
- $0.58 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
RDOG Risk
- 17.7%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.43
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −35.4%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.00
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
RDOG Cost
0.35%
RDOG0.35%
- The middle half of US Real Estate funds
- Median 0.35%
10 of the 21 US Real Estate funds charge less.
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- BICFiShares Select U.S. REIT ETFExpense ratio 0.32%1 year return +10.9%
- BIYRiShares U.S. Real Estate ETFExpense ratio 0.37%1 year return +5.9%
- BKBWYInvesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +19.6%
- CRSPRInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Real Estate ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +2.1%