RSP: Selling Winners, Buying Losers
RSP's equal-weight methodology forces it to sell winners and buy losers, limiting its ability to capture outsized gains from top-performing stocks. While RSP reduces concentration risk and offers sector diversification, its tilt toward smaller stocks increases volatility and drawdowns compared to SPY. Recent underperformance is likely to end as the earnings gap between 'Mag 7' and other S&P 500 stocks narrows, potentially setting up RSP for better relative returns in 2025.
Weekly Economic Snapshot: Labor Market in Focus
Last week, the labor market took center stage, presenting a nuanced picture of continued resilience alongside subtle signs of softening. While the U.S.
Weekly Economic Snapshot: Inflation Cools While Sentiment Cautiously Climbs
Last week's economic data presented a mixed but generally more positive outlook. Inflation continued its downward trend in April, reaching its lowest point in over four years.
Is Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP) a Strong ETF Right Now?
A smart beta exchange traded fund, the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP) debuted on 04/24/2003, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market.
Should Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP) Be on Your Investing Radar?
Launched on 04/24/2003, the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.
Weekly Economic Snapshot: Solid Jobs Amid GDP Contraction & Crashing Confidence
Last week's economic data arrived against the backdrop of a buoyant stock market enjoying a nine-day winning streak — its longest since 2004. While the labor market continued its surprising resilience in April, adding more jobs than expected, the broader economic landscape revealed significant underlying strain.
RSP: S&P 500 Monthly Dashboard For May
This monthly article series reports sector metrics, aiming at a top-down analysis of the S&P 500 Index in value, quality, and momentum. Energy has the best value and quality scores, while technology and industrials are significantly overvalued. Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF shows value characteristics but has lagged SPY over the last few years.
Weekly Economic Snapshot: Housing Divide Amid Plunging Sentiment
This week's economic data revealed a split in the housing market, with new home sales unexpectedly surging while existing home sales declined. However, the overarching concern remained the continued and significant deterioration in consumer sentiment, which sank to near-record lows driven by worries about trade, inflation, and future income.
Buy the Dip: Which S&P 500 Index ETF Is the Best Choice Right Now?
The S&P 500 index (^GSPC 0.74%) has dipped more than 10% from its peak in 2025. That puts the market gauge into correction territory, which might entice some investors to buy an S&P 500 index exchange-traded fund (ETF).
1 ETF Outperforming the S&P 500 in 2025 That Could Continue to Do So For the Foreseeable Future
The stock market is off to a very volatile start in 2025.
Weekly Economic Snapshot: Tariff Swings, Inflation Relief in the Rearview, & Sinking Sentiment
Last week's data can be summarized by a volatile market reacting to tariff news, a backwards-looking inflation reprieve, and deteriorating sentiment across consumers and small businesses.
S&P 500 Sell-Off: Here's Why This ETF May Be the Smartest Way to Invest in the S&P 500 Right Now
The Sun was shining brightly on the U.S. stock market over the past couple of years. Unfortunately, some clouds have made their way over to the market.
