IDU News and Press, iShares U.S. Utilities From 09/12/22

Summary England and Europe’s near-total reliance on Russia for their energy needs has prices spiking massively the last several months. We are starting to see the latest government bailouts - those of utilities. We feel that the only real consequential downside moves in the...

Summary Jackson Hole reset expectations to focus more on inflation. The U.S. dollar should stabilize over the medium-term amid hawkishness from other central banks and slowing economic data. At stake is Europe’s ability to refill their storage tanks ahead of winter. ...

Summary We believe that cash flow and debt sustainability are likely to become increasingly important as real economic growth slows and credit access tightens. Cash flow provides a link between a company’s income statement and their balance sheet. Focusing on the Russel...

Summary We are in a period of economic transition, what worked for the last 40-plus years might become 'undone'. I recently offered the all-weather stock portfolio for retirees. There might be a simpler and more efficient way to create the ready-for-anything retirement portfol...

Summary Today's market X-ray shows the returns for each index, asset class, sector, and so on, since the recent low point on June 16th. Of the global indices, US small caps are in the lead, followed by the NASDAQ. High beta stocks are the most preferred factors since June 16. ...

Summary IDU has delivered useful alpha in the face of heightened volatility. The Fed’s inconsistent messaging and growing recessionary risks will likely keep volatility elevated. IDU is not a cheap product to own. Volatility gets you in the gut. There's no...

Republic Services has a "moaty" business model with an incredibly stable cash flow profile and bright growth outlook. Its ~$2.2 billion acquisition of US Ecology in May 2022 should unlock material synergies going forward. We like Republic Services as a stellar income generation id...

Power companies across the U.S. are facing a shortage of transformers heading into peak hurricane season, when the critical gear for delivering electricity is most at risk of destruction, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Utilities say wait times for transformers, u...

The regulated-electric utilities have a lot of growth ahead of them amid the global energy transition. On the growth side alone, aside from the fact that we expect huge population growth globally, I think what you're seeing, particularly in North America, is that growth for the utilit...

NorthWestern Corporation operates in some of the most rural parts of the country, providing electric and natural gas to people in the northernmost states. The area that the company serves is one of the most rapidly growing regions in the country, which positions it well for growth sim...