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Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Is ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (EQL) a Strong ETF Right Now?
The ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (EQL) was launched on 07/07/2009, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market. The ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on market capitalization weighted indexes that are designed to represent the market or a particular segment of the market. Market cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, and are a good option for investors who believe in market efficiency. If you're the kind of investor who would rather try and beat the market through good stock selection, then smart beta funds are your best choice; this fund class is known for tracking non-cap weighted strategies. This kind of index follows this same mindset, as it attempts to pick stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance; non-cap weighted strategies base selection on certain fundamental characteristics, or a mix of such characteristics. Even though this space provides many choices to investors--think one of the simplest methodologies like equal-weighting and more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting--not all have been able to deliver first-rate results. EQL is managed by Alps, and this fund has amassed over $532.54 million, which makes it one of the average sized ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Blend. Before fees and expenses, EQL seeks to match the performance of the NYSE Select Sector Equal Weight Index. The NYSE Equal Sector Weight Index comprises of all active Select Sector SPDR ETFs in an equal weighted portfolio. These sector includes Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Materials, Energy, Technology, Utilities, Financial, Industrial, Health Care & Real Estate. 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 cousins, other things remaining the same. With on par with most peer products in the space, this ETF has annual operating expenses of 0.25%. The fund has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.76%. ETFs offer 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. When you look at individual holdings, Technology Select Sector Spdr Fund (XLK) accounts for about 9.89% of the fund's total assets, followed by Industrial Select Sector Spdr Fund (XLI) and Consumer Discretionary Select Sector Spdr Fund (XLY). The top 10 holdings account for about 91.84% of total assets under management. So far this year, EQL has added roughly 6.8%, and is up roughly 14.41% in the last one year (as of 07/03/2025). During this past 52-week period, the fund has traded between $37.36 and $44.40. EQL has a beta of 0.91 and standard deviation of 14.95% for the trailing three-year period, which makes the fund a medium risk choice in the space. With about 12 holdings, it has more concentrated exposure than peers . ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Blend segment of the market. There are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider as well. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) tracks S&P 500 Index and the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) tracks S&P 500 Index. SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $638.54 billion in assets, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has $690.04 billion. SPY has an expense ratio of 0.09% and VOO changes 0.03%. Investors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Blend 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. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (EQL): ETF Research Reports This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
CNET
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CNET
You Only Have Until July 7 to Grab Some Rare First Chapter Lorcana Cards
The folks over at Ravensburger have been doing a lot of good work for fans of its wildly successful trading card game (TCG), Lorcana. The Reign of Jafar set gave us some amazing new cards, and the new Fabled set is looking to bring back some fan favorites as the game moves into a new phase, one that almost all TCGs go through, by rotating sets out of standard play. Because the first four sets will no longer be legal in competition play, the Fabled set will reprint some cards from those first four to allow them to be used in competitions. And as a bonus, you don't have to use the reprinted art card, but can use any card with the same name. To that end, Ravensburger has announced a lottery to allow you to purchase some of the original First Chapter and Floodborn booster packs, and not just English ones but Japanese and Chinese variants, too. Not all of the ones you buy are available to use in competition play, but all of them will look awesome in your collection. And the ones that do end up with reprints in the Fabled set can be used in competition play to add a flair of uniqueness. James Bricknell/CNET There are a couple of caveats to the lottery. Firstly, you must have an EQL account to participate in the lottery. Ravensburger uses the EQL platform to ensure that no resellers or bots can enter the lottery in bulk and that it's as fair as possible. If you've ever used the platform with Ravensburger, you'll also have a little leg up, as it prioritizes people who have entered but not won other lotteries or contests. It's easy to sign up on the Ravensburger website, so you should be able to get in the lottery ahead of the stop time. The lottery is open now, but closes on Monday, July 7, at 9 p.m. PST. Once the lottery closes, winners should be informed and offered the chance to buy the select packs from July 11 onward. Several different types of boxes are available, including English, Chinese and Japanese variants, though not all of them are available everywhere. US buyers, for example, have five chances to enter for assorted language boxes, but EU buyers have an additional chance to buy German and French variants, too. Buyers in the US can try for these sets: The First Chapter -- Japanese -- 6 cards per booster pack -- 16 boosters per box -- $45.99 (2-box max) Rise of the Floodborn -- Japanese -- 6 cards per booster pack -- 16 boosters per box -- $45.99 (2-box max) The First Chapter -- Chinese -- 12 cards per booster -- 10 boosters per box -- $49.99 (2-box max) Rise of the Floodborn -- Chinese -- 12 cards per booster -- 10 boosters per box -- $49.99 (2-box max) The First Chapter -- English -- 12 cards per booster pack -- 24 boosters per box -- $143.99 (1-box max) James Bricknell/CNET You can put your name in once for each of those five boxes, and you don't have to buy them all if you win. You will just have the option to. It's important to note that the English boxes are limited to just one per winner, while the other language variants give you the option for two. The Japanese/Chinese variants do have fewer cards per box, so it makes sense to be able to get two boxes. Lorcana is not only one of my favorite games for two players, but one of the best games to give as a gift to a loved one. It takes everything fun about Magic: The Gathering and makes it accessible to everyone while giving you a Disney flair that's hard to beat. This lottery is a chance to give someone you love a very special gift, or if you're the Lorcana player in the family, you can treat yourself to something awesome.
