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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: 03-31-2016
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 1100
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: Erin D. Nelson
Title: Chief Compliance Officer
Phone: 303-623-2577
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Erin D. Nelson DenverCO 05-10-2016
[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
028-06683 TCW Investment Management Co.
028-02494 TCW Group, Inc.
028-05267 Delaware Management Business Trust
028-04129 Weatherbie Capital, LLC
028-03791 Pzena Investment Management
028-04557 Wellington Management Company, LLP
028-05923 Cornerstone Capital Management, Inc.
028-10679 Clough Capital Partners LP
028-10917 Jefferies Group, Inc.
028-11239 CoreCommodity Management, LLC
028-13577 RiverFront Investment Group
028-11320 Stadion Money Management, LLC
028-10400 Principal Real Estate Investors LLC
028-10106 Principal Financial Group, Inc.
028-13256 RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 3
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 619
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 9,684,810
(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
2 028-13657 Morningstar Investment Services LLC
3 028-16629 Sterling Global Strategies LLC