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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12-31-2020
Check here if Amendment    Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):    is a restatement.
   adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: ALPS ADVISORS INC
Address: 1290 BROADWAY, SUITE 1000
DENVER, CO  80203
Form 13F File Number: 028-12230

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Matthew Sutula
Title: Chief Compliance Officer
Phone: 303-623-2577
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Matthew Sutula DenverCO 02-02-2021
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
   13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
   13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
X 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Form 13F File Number Name
028-02634 Aristotle Capital Management, LLC
028-10679 Clough Capital Partners LP
028-03434 Congress Asset Management Co.
028-11239 CoreCommodity Management, LLC
028-01526 Fiduciary Management, Inc.
028-10106 Principal Financial Group, Inc.
028-10400 Principal Real Estate Investors LLC
028-03791 Pzena Investment Management
028-13577 RiverFront Investment Group
028-13256 RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC
028-11076 Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP
028-02494 TCW Group, Inc.
028-06683 TCW Investment Management Co.
028-04129 Weatherbie Capital, LLC
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 5
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 936
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 8,879,755
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.]
No. Form 13F File Number Name
1 028-14056 Red Rocks Capital LLC
2 028-17446 Morningstar Investment Management LLC
3 028-14185 Rocky Mountain Advisers, LLC
4 028-13577 RiverFront Investment Group, LLC
5 028-14703 Sprott Asset Management LP