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Should You Invest in the Invesco DWA Energy Momentum ETF (PXI)?

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If you're interested in broad exposure to the Energy - Broad segment of the equity market, look no further than the Invesco DWA Energy Momentum ETF (PXI - Free Report) , a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/12/2006.

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. Energy - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 4, placing it in top 25%.

Index Details

The fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $222.07 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Energy - Broad segment of the equity market. PXI seeks to match the performance of the DWA Energy Technical Leaders Index before fees and expenses.

The Dorsey Wright??Energy Technical Leaders Index identifies companies that are showing relative strength, and are composed of at least 30 common stocks from a universe of approximately 3,000 common stocks traded on US exchanges.

Costs

Cost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.

Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.60%, making it on par with most peer products in the space.

It has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 3.08%.

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 Energy sector--about 97.10% of the portfolio.

Looking at individual holdings, Matador Resources Co (MTDR - Free Report) accounts for about 5.89% of total assets, followed by Antero Resources Corp (AR - Free Report) and Sm Energy Co (SM - Free Report) .

The top 10 holdings account for about 42.48% of total assets under management.

Performance and Risk

The ETF return is roughly 43.24% and was up about 49.45% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 12/26/2022), respectively. PXI has traded between $30.61 and $52.86 during this last 52-week period.

The ETF has a beta of 1.67 and standard deviation of 52.88% for the trailing three-year period, making it a high risk choice in the space. With about 36 holdings, it has more concentrated exposure than peers.

Alternatives

Invesco DWA Energy Momentum ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, PXI is an excellent option for investors seeking exposure to the Energy ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.

Vanguard Energy ETF (VDE - Free Report) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Energy 25/50 Index and the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE - Free Report) tracks Energy Select Sector Index. Vanguard Energy ETF has $8.62 billion in assets, Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF has $40.24 billion. VDE has an expense ratio of 0.10% and XLE charges 0.10%.

Bottom Line

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