Is IDOG a good investment?

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (IDOG) is a international dividend ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores IDOG 5.7 out of 10 — highest on Risk (7.4), lowest on Quality (1.6). It trades at 13.7 times earnings, against its own median of 11.8. Its ten largest holdings are 23% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is IDOG rated? ETF Copilot scores ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (IDOG) 5.7 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (IDOG) 5.7 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 5.7 / 10
Growth: 5.7 / 10
Valuation: 5.9 / 10
Risk: 7.4 / 10
Quality: 1.6 / 10
Return: 7.2 / 10

IDOG is ranked #3 of 10 in ETF Copilot's Dividend list.

What is IDOG's expense ratio? 0.50% a year

As of September 11, 2026, IDOG charges 0.50% a year, yields 5.87% and holds $575M in assets across 58 positions.

ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (IDOG) — cost, income and size
Measure	IDOG
Expense ratio	0.50%
Dividend yield	5.87%
Assets under management	$575M
Holdings	58

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in IDOG's data

Tracks international real assets companies with high dividend payouts outside the U.S.

Pays out more income than most global ex-U.S. dividend funds — a bigger cash stream to reinvest or spend.

A dividend yield of 5.9% sits above the peer median of 4.3%. Its 0.50% expense ratio is in line with the category average.

A focused international real assets income sleeve, built on dividend payouts rather than profitability.

Why did IDOG move this week? It fell 0.8% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Coloplast and WH drove it

IDOG fell 0.8% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Coloplast (−11.8%), WH (−11.6%) and Publicis Groupe (−6.8%); Nokia OYJ (+13.6%) pushed the other way.

Is IDOG expensive right now? It trades at 13.7 times earnings, against its own median of 11.8

As of September 11, 2026, IDOG is more expensive than 79% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 90 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside IDOG? 11% Tech

What's inside IDOG: Size (Large 50%, Mid 50%, Small 0%); Geography (International 98%, US 2%); Tech 10.8%.

What are IDOG's top holdings? The ten largest are 23% of the fund

Nippon Steel, A P Moller-Maersk A/S, Statoil ASA, OMV, Honda Motor, Erste Bank Polska, Takeda Pharmaceutical, Bank Polska Kasa Opieki, Coloplast A/S and Banco BPM SPA are IDOG's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 69% of Dividend Global ex-US ETFs.

Half of IDOG's weight sits in its 23 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 49 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (IDOG) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/idog