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Should You Invest in the Invesco Dorsey Wright Technology Momentum ETF (PTF)?

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Looking for broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market? You should consider the Invesco Dorsey Wright Technology Momentum ETF (PTF - Free Report) , a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/12/2006.

Passively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.

Sector ETFs also provide investors access to a broad group of companies in particular sectors that offer low risk and diversified exposure. Technology - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 7, placing it in top 44%.

Index Details

The fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $399.02 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market. PTF seeks to match the performance of the DWA Technology Technical Leaders Index before fees and expenses.

The Dorsey Wright??Technology 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

Investors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain 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 0.22%.

Sector Exposure and Top Holdings

ETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.

This ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector--about 78.30% of the portfolio. Telecom and Financials round out the top three.

Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL - Free Report) accounts for about 8.37% of total assets, followed by Meta Platforms Inc (META - Free Report) and Nutanix Inc (NTNX - Free Report) .

The top 10 holdings account for about 42.38% of total assets under management.

Performance and Risk

The ETF has lost about -7.72% and is up roughly 15.03% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 06/10/2025), respectively. PTF has traded between $51.29 and $80.47 during this last 52-week period.

The ETF has a beta of 1.44 and standard deviation of 32.40% 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 Dorsey Wright Technology Momentum ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 1 (Strong Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, PTF is an excellent option for investors seeking exposure to the Technology ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK - Free Report) tracks Technology Select Sector Index and the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT - Free Report) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF has $74.96 billion in assets, Vanguard Information Technology ETF has $88.76 billion. XLK has an expense ratio of 0.08% and VGT charges 0.09%.

Bottom Line

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