RYU News and Press, Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities From 04/07/22

Inflation expectations have kept the Federal Reserve center stage as they commenced their interest rate rising cycle in March. The war in Ukraine and Omicron’s spread in China impacted inflation and supply chains differently, but both delay supply chain normalization. Regar...

Stock markets fell in the first quarter as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine destabilized the growth outlook, amplified concerns about rising interest rates and unleashed geopolitical risks. While the conflict has created many uncertainties, we believe the impact of persistent infla...

Follow the Money is a series of brief, information-rich posts that I will publish periodically but not on a fixed schedule. After rallying for 9 of the last 11 days, the S&P 500 went from down -13% to down just -3.4%. Growth has been hit hard by the slide in tech stocks this y...

Utilities are overvalued by about 20% to 30% depending on subsectors. Quality scores are good, but not high enough to justify such overvaluation. FUTY: almost an equivalent to XLU. 10 stocks cheaper than their peers in March. For further details see: FUTY: Utilities ...

Invesco 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF (RYU) - $0.6618. 30-Day SEC Yield of 2.74% as of March 18. Payable March 31; for shareholders of record March 22; ex-div March 21. For further details see: Invesco 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.6618

XLU provides simple cap-weighted exposure to 29 S&P 500 Utilities stocks. It's the largest Utilities ETF with $13.45 billion in AUM, and the second cheapest with a 0.10% expense ratio. Figuring out the direction of utility stocks is a complex task. I'll highlight some factors I co...

Inflation and its implications for real economic growth are the main portfolio positioning consideration of the conflict in Ukraine. On the 8th of March, the U.S. sanctioned Russian energy imports, giving companies 45 days to comply. Higher commodity prices are not the only factor...

Almost every commodity rose in prices last week, as did the dollar. Those two factors - rising dollar and rising commodity prices - mean the likelihood of recession in the coming year has risen significantly in just the last week. There was considerable volatility in stocks last week,...

Emerging Markets are outperforming the rest of the world, due in large part to windfall profits in the commodities-exporting countries of South America and the Middle East. If you want to follow the money, this is a good place to start. Money has been flowing out of tech, consumer dis...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the biggest conventional military attack in Europe since World War II, has wide-ranging implications for economies and markets around the world. Disruptions from this war and the higher energy prices that result could significantly dampen Europe&#x...