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Is Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF (RSPT) a Strong ETF Right Now?

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Designed to provide broad exposure to the Technology ETFs category of the market, the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF (RSPT - Free Report) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 11/01/2006.

What Are Smart Beta ETFs?

For a long time now, the ETF industry has been flooded with products based on market capitalization weighted indexes, which are designed to represent the broader market or a particular market segment.

Because market cap weighted indexes provide a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, they work well for investors who believe in market efficiency.

There are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.

These indexes attempt to select stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance, based on certain fundamental characteristics or a combination of such characteristics.

The smart beta space gives investors many different choices, from equal-weighting, one of the simplest strategies, to more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting. However, not all of these methodologies have been able to deliver remarkable returns.

Fund Sponsor & Index

Because the fund has amassed over $4.04 billion, this makes it one of the larger ETFs in the Technology ETFs. RSPT is managed by Invesco. Before fees and expenses, this particular fund seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 EQUAL WEIGHT INFO TECH INDEX .

The S&P 500 Equal Weight Information Technology Index equally weights stocks in the information technology sector of the S&P 500 Index.

Cost & Other Expenses

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.

Operating expenses on an annual basis are 0.40% for RSPT, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.

The fund has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.27%.

Sector Exposure and Top Holdings

Most ETFs are very transparent products, and disclose their holdings on a daily basis. ETFs also offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, though it's still important for investors to research a fund's holdings.

For RSPT, it has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector --about 100% of the portfolio.

Looking at individual holdings, Western Digital Corp (WDC) accounts for about 2.46% of total assets, followed by Micron Technology Inc (MU) and Teradyne Inc (TER).

RSPT's top 10 holdings account for about 20.68% of its total assets under management.

Performance and Risk

The ETF return is roughly 23.53% and is up about 23.07% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 12/31/2025), respectively. RSPT has traded between $29.52 and $47.45 during this last 52-week period.

The ETF has a beta of 1.25 and standard deviation of 21.81% for the trailing three-year period. With about 73 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk .

Alternatives

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Technology ETFs segment of the market. There are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider as well.

State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index and the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF has $93.78 billion in assets, Vanguard Information Technology ETF has $113.44 billion. XLK has an expense ratio of 0.08% and VGT changes 0.09%.

Investors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Technology ETFs

Bottom Line

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