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ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF SDOG tops yields across 10 GICS sectors

SDOG holds $1.45 billion in assets and is up 22.6% year-to-date, with an SEC-like yield of 3.2%.

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ETF Trends highlights the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF, ticker SDOG, as a dividend-focused option built to give equity income investors broad exposure without requiring stock picking. The fund, launched 14 years ago in June, holds the five highest-yielding stocks from 10 of the 11 GICS sectors, with real estate as the exception.

The strategy is positioned as a defensive value approach, and the outlet points to 2026 performance as evidence. SDOG yields 3.21%, which ETF Trends notes is more than triple the dividend yield of the S&P 500, and the fund is up 22.62% year-to-date, an advantage of over 1,000 basis points versus the benchmark U.S. equity gauge.

ETF Trends also cites specific holdings, including Verizon, which was recently named by Morningstar as a top dividend stock idea. The outlet notes Verizon is trading 13% below Morningstar’s $54 fair value estimate, that price cuts have helped revive customer growth, and that Verizon directed 60% of 2025 cash flows to dividends and has started share repurchases.

Another SDOG holding mentioned is Oneok, which the article says has returned nearly 29% year-to-date and targets annual dividend increases in the low-single-digit range. ETF Trends adds that Oneok aims to distribute 75% to 85% of free cash flow through dividends and buybacks, and that shares trade below Morningstar’s $98 fair value estimate.

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