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Should You Invest in the Invesco Dorsey Wright Industrials Momentum ETF (PRN)?

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The Invesco Dorsey Wright Industrials Momentum ETF (PRN - Free Report) was launched on October 12, 2006, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Industrials - Broad segment of the equity market.

Retail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also 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. Industrials - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 11, placing it in bottom 31%.

Index Details

The fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $325.27 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Industrials - Broad segment of the equity market. PRN seeks to match the performance of the DWA Industrials Technical Leaders Index before fees and expenses.

The Dorsey Wright??Industrials 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 0.6%, making it on par with most peer products in the space.

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 Industrials sector -- about 76.3% of the portfolio. Information Technology and Real Estate round out the top three.

Looking at individual holdings, Ww Grainger Inc (GWW) accounts for about 5.09% of total assets, followed by Sanmina Corp (SANM) and Cintas Corp (CTAS).

The top 10 holdings account for about 40.97% of total assets under management.

Performance and Risk

The ETF has added roughly 10.17% so far this year and is up roughly 9.7% in the last one year (as of 10/20/2026). In that past 52-week period, it has traded between $159.348 and $262.637.

The ETF has a beta of 1.28 and standard deviation of 27.73% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 37 holdings, it has more concentrated exposure than peers.

Alternatives

Invesco Dorsey Wright Industrials Momentum 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, PRN is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Industrials ETFs area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.

First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF (AIRR) tracks Richard Bernstein Advisors American Industrial Renaissance Index and the State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI) tracks Industrial Select Sector Index. First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF has $8.62 billion in assets, State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF has $30.25 billion. AIRR has an expense ratio of 0.69%, and XLI charges 0.08%.

Bottom Line

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