What can a Defensive Sector ETF Do for Your Portfolio? (RYU)

The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF (RYU) has seen a recent spike in flows as investors move into defensive sectors in preparation for a market downturn.  The fund is the most popular equal weight sector ETF offered by Invesco year to date as of September 26, as measured by net inflows. RYU has […] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
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4 Best U.S. Long Term Government Bond ETFs to Own Long-Term 1.6

  • Asset Category: U.S. Long Government Bonds

  • Long-Term Performance: 7.58% CAGR

  • Correlation to U.S. markets: 0.04

  • S&P 500 Performance (US Large Cap Blend): 11.48% CAGR

  • Back test timeframe: January 1978 – August 2022

  • Oldest ETF back tested: iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)

  • Long-Term Performance: 4.98% CAGR

  • Correlation to U.S. markets: -0.24

  • S&P 500 Performance: 9.66% CAGR

  • Back test timeframe: August 2002 – August 2022

  • Number of ETFs available in this asset class: 18

  • Number of ETFs in this asset class that are 10-years old or older: 8

U.S. Long Government Bonds vs U.S. Large Cap Blend Equities: January 1978 – August 2022

TLT vs SPY: August 2002 – August 2022

TLT vs SPY: July 26, 2002 – September 24, 2022

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Investors flock to dividend ETFs as interest rates rise

Dividend-based exchange traded funds have seen a large influx of investor capital since the start of the Federal Reserve’s rate hike cycle, which began back in mid-March. Meanwhile, the world’s largest ETF SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY), which tracks the benchmark S&P 500, has experienced outflows over that time.

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