The Invesco Leisure and Entertainment ETF (PEJ) was launched on 06/23/2005, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Consumer Discretionary - Leisure and Entertainment segment of the equity market.
An increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.
Investor-friendly, sector ETFs provide many options to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Consumer Discretionary - Leisure and Entertainment is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 6, placing it in top 38%.
Index Details
The fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $293.31 million, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Consumer Discretionary - Leisure and Entertainment segment of the equity market. PEJ seeks to match the performance of the Dynamic Leisure & Entertainment Intellidex Index before fees and expenses.
The Dynamic Leisure & Entertainment Intellidex Index is comprised of stocks of U.S. leisure and entertainment companies. The Index is designed to provide capital appreciation by thoroughly evaluating companies based on a variety of investment merit criteria, including fundamental growth, stock valuation, investment timeliness and risk factors.
Costs
Investors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.
Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.57%, making it on par with most peer products in the space.
It has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.38%.
Sector Exposure and Top Holdings
It is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.
This ETF has heaviest allocation in the Consumer Discretionary sector--about 62.90% of the portfolio. Telecom and Industrials round out the top three.
Looking at individual holdings, Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One (FWONK) accounts for about 5.49% of total assets, followed by Expedia Group Inc (EXPE) and Doordash Inc (DASH).
The top 10 holdings account for about 45.97% of total assets under management.
Performance and Risk
So far this year, PEJ return is roughly 7.41%, and it's up approximately 32.55% in the last one year (as of 02/05/2025). During this past 52-week period, the fund has traded between $42.30 and $56.40.
The ETF has a beta of 1.36 and standard deviation of 21.96% for the trailing three-year period, making it a high risk choice in the space. With about 31 holdings, it has more concentrated exposure than peers.
Alternatives
Invesco Leisure and Entertainment ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, PEJ is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Consumer Discretionary ETFs area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.
Global X Video Games & Esports ETF (HERO) tracks SOLACTIVE VIDEO GAMES & ESPORTS INDEX and the VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) tracks MVIS GLOBAL VIDEO GAMING AND ESPORTS IND. Global X Video Games & Esports ETF has $104.15 million in assets, VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF has $297.58 million. HERO has an expense ratio of 0.50% and ESPO charges 0.56%.
Bottom Line
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Invesco Leisure and Entertainment ETF (PEJ): ETF Research Reports
Expedia Group, Inc. (EXPE) : Free Stock Analysis Report
Global X Video Games & Esports ETF (HERO): ETF Research Reports
Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C (FWONK) : Free Stock Analysis Report
VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO): ETF Research Reports
DoorDash, Inc. (DASH) : Free Stock Analysis Report
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