Launched on 11/01/2006, the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF (RSPM) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Materials - Broad segment of the equity market.
Retail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.
Additionally, sector ETFs offer convenient ways to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Materials - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 11, placing it in bottom 31%.
Index Details
The fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $252.25 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Materials - Broad segment of the equity market. RSPM seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 EQUAL WEIGHT MATERIALS INDEX before fees and expenses.
The S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials Index equally weights stocks in the materials sector of the S&P 500 Index.
Costs
When considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.
Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.40%, making it on par with most peer products in the space.
It has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.49%.
Sector Exposure and Top Holdings
Even though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.
This ETF has heaviest allocation in the Materials sector--about 100% of the portfolio.
Looking at individual holdings, International Paper Co (IP) accounts for about 3.86% of total assets, followed by Smurfit Westrock Plc (SW) and Cf Industries Holdings Inc (CF).
The top 10 holdings account for about 37.02% of total assets under management.
Performance and Risk
The ETF return is roughly 1.69% and it's up approximately 2.83% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 01/14/2025), respectively. RSPM has traded between $31.71 and $37.59 during this last 52-week period.
The ETF has a beta of 1.10 and standard deviation of 19.95% for the trailing three-year period. With about 29 holdings, it has more concentrated exposure than peers.
Alternatives
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials 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, RSPM is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Materials ETFs area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.
FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF (GUNR) tracks Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index and the Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) tracks Materials Select Sector Index. FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF has $5.09 billion in assets, Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF has $5.33 billion. GUNR has an expense ratio of 0.46% and XLB charges 0.09%.
Bottom Line
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Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF (RSPM): ETF Research Reports
International Paper Company (IP) : Free Stock Analysis Report
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) : Free Stock Analysis Report
Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB): ETF Research Reports
FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF (GUNR): ETF Research Reports
Smurfit Westrock PLC (SW) : Free Stock Analysis Report
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