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Looking for broad exposure to the Consumer Discretionary - Retail segment of the equity market? You should consider the VanEck Retail ETF (RTH - Free Report) , a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/20/2011.
While an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.
Sector ETFs are also funds of convenience, offering many ways to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Consumer Discretionary - Retail is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 5, placing it in top 31%.
Index Details
The fund is sponsored by Van Eck. It has amassed assets over $249.04 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Consumer Discretionary - Retail segment of the equity market. RTH seeks to match the performance of the MVIS US Listed Retail 25 Index before fees and expenses.
The MVIS US Listed Retail 25 Index tracks the overall performance of companies involved in retail distribution, wholesalers, on-line, direct mail and TV retailers, multi-line retailers, specialty retailers and food and other staples retailers.
Costs
Expense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.
Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.35%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.
It has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.86%.
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 Consumer Discretionary sector--about 58.70% of the portfolio. Consumer Staples and Healthcare round out the top three.
Looking at individual holdings, Amazon.com Inc (AMZN - Free Report) accounts for about 20.32% of total assets, followed by Walmart Inc (WMT - Free Report) and Costco Wholesale Corp (COST - Free Report) .
The top 10 holdings account for about 72.18% of total assets under management.
Performance and Risk
Year-to-date, the VanEck Retail ETF has added about 23.86% so far, and was up about 29.92% over the last 12 months (as of 12/03/2024). RTH has traded between $180.63 and $233.14 in this past 52-week period.
The ETF has a beta of 0.88 and standard deviation of 18.15% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 27 holdings, it has more concentrated exposure than peers.
Alternatives
VanEck Retail 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, RTH is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Consumer Discretionary ETFs area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.
Amplify Online Retail ETF (IBUY - Free Report) tracks EQM Online Retail Index and the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT - Free Report) tracks S&P Retail Select Industry Index. Amplify Online Retail ETF has $188.62 million in assets, SPDR S&P Retail ETF has $589.49 million. IBUY has an expense ratio of 0.65% and XRT charges 0.35%.
Bottom Line
To learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.
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Should You Invest in the VanEck Retail ETF (RTH)?
Looking for broad exposure to the Consumer Discretionary - Retail segment of the equity market? You should consider the VanEck Retail ETF (RTH - Free Report) , a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/20/2011.
While an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.
Sector ETFs are also funds of convenience, offering many ways to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Consumer Discretionary - Retail is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 5, placing it in top 31%.
Index Details
The fund is sponsored by Van Eck. It has amassed assets over $249.04 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Consumer Discretionary - Retail segment of the equity market. RTH seeks to match the performance of the MVIS US Listed Retail 25 Index before fees and expenses.
The MVIS US Listed Retail 25 Index tracks the overall performance of companies involved in retail distribution, wholesalers, on-line, direct mail and TV retailers, multi-line retailers, specialty retailers and food and other staples retailers.
Costs
Expense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.
Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.35%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.
It has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.86%.
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 Consumer Discretionary sector--about 58.70% of the portfolio. Consumer Staples and Healthcare round out the top three.
Looking at individual holdings, Amazon.com Inc (AMZN - Free Report) accounts for about 20.32% of total assets, followed by Walmart Inc (WMT - Free Report) and Costco Wholesale Corp (COST - Free Report) .
The top 10 holdings account for about 72.18% of total assets under management.
Performance and Risk
Year-to-date, the VanEck Retail ETF has added about 23.86% so far, and was up about 29.92% over the last 12 months (as of 12/03/2024). RTH has traded between $180.63 and $233.14 in this past 52-week period.
The ETF has a beta of 0.88 and standard deviation of 18.15% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 27 holdings, it has more concentrated exposure than peers.
Alternatives
VanEck Retail 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, RTH is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Consumer Discretionary ETFs area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.
Amplify Online Retail ETF (IBUY - Free Report) tracks EQM Online Retail Index and the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT - Free Report) tracks S&P Retail Select Industry Index. Amplify Online Retail ETF has $188.62 million in assets, SPDR S&P Retail ETF has $589.49 million. IBUY has an expense ratio of 0.65% and XRT charges 0.35%.
Bottom Line
To learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.