ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETFs Declare Fourth Quarter Distributions

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

The ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (Exchange-Traded Fund) SDOG, the ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF IDOG and the ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF EDOG (the "Funds") declared their fourth quarter 2015 distributions on December 22, 2015 in the amounts of $0.312093 for SDOG, $0.140840 for IDOG and $0.117604 for EDOG. The dividends are payable on December 31, 2015 to shareholders of record on December 28, 2015.

SDOG/IDOG/EDOG Distributions:

• Ex-Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2015

• Record Date: Monday, December 28, 2015

• Payable Date: Thursday, December 31, 2015

Additional Fund information can be found at http://www.alpsfunds.com/overview/SDOG.

Important Disclosures

There are risks involved with investing in ETFs including the loss of money. Additional information regarding the risks of this investment is available in the prospectus.

The ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF is a new product with a limited operating history.

ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Shares, ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Shares, and ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF Shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Funds on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Funds, typically in blocks of 50,000 shares.

An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus which contains this and other information, call 877.398.8461 or visit www.alpsfunds.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.

ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc. is the Distributor of the Funds.

About ALPS

ALPS provides customized asset servicing and asset gathering solutions to the financial services community through an entrepreneurial culture based on the commitment to "Do Things Right." Founded in 1985, ALPS continues to actively promote all of its various business segments, from asset servicing through ALPS Fund Services, Inc. to asset gathering through ALPS Distributors, Inc. and ALPS Advisors, Inc. Headquartered in Denver, with offices in Boston, New York, Seattle, and Toronto, ALPS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DST Systems, Inc., today represents more than 400 employees, over 200 clients, and an executive team that has been in place for more than 18 years. For more information about ALPS and its services, visit www.alpsinc.com. Information about ALPS products is available at www.alpsfunds.com.

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