ALPS Distributors

ALPS Distributors, Inc., a subsidiary of SS&C Technologies, is a leading provider of distribution and service solutions to the asset management industry. The company is particularly significant within the life sciences and healthcare sectors as the distributor for the ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF (Ticker: SBIO), a prominent thematic fund that tracks R&D-stage biotechnology companies with drugs in Phase II or Phase III clinical trials. ALPS provides essential broker-dealer services, fund distribution, and compliance support for specialized investment vehicles focused on medical innovation. For a biotech analyst, the company serves as a key gatekeeper and service provider for one of the industry's most widely followed small-to-mid-cap biotech benchmarks.