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Invesco S&P 500 Downside Hedged ETF

$41.34+0.71% today
364352-WK

The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by allocating its assets generally among the components of the S&P 500® Dynamic VEQTOR Index. The Benchmark is composed of up to three types of components: (i) an equity component, represented by the S&P 500® Index; (ii) a volatility hedge component, represented by the S&P 500® VIX Short-Term Futures Index (“VIX Futures Index”); and (iii) cash.

Price & daily flows
42.140.438.641.34DAILY NET FLOWFeb 19Apr 21Jun 22Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN · NET −$8M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$12M walked out over the past month, about 20.0% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +10.7% so far this year. At 0.39% a year it is not the cheapest way in — ESMV runs the same ground at 0.18%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$62Massets under management
0.39%expense ratio · $39 per $10,000 a year
−$12Mnet flow, trailing month
3Kavg daily volume, 30 days
509holdings · US-domiciled
2012listed December 5, 2012 · beta 0.57
Sector weights
Technology32.1%
Information Technology31.68%
Technology Services16.52%
Consumer Discretionary15.85%
Electronic Technology14.99%
Financial Services12.74%
Financials12.63%
Healthcare12.21%
Consumer Cyclical10.09%
Finance9.81%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States99.37%
Other34.34%
Switzerland0.3%
Netherlands0.14%
United Kingdom0.1%
Bermuda0.08%
Canada0.06%
Ireland0.05%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.9%
1 month+1.6%
3 months-1.6%
6 months+8.7%
YTD+10.7%
1 year+13.6%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month−$12M
3 months−$4M
YTD−$19M
1 year−$30M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
JunJulAugSepOctFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
12%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
12%realized volatility, 1 year
-7.1%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-4.8%where it sits vs. that peak today

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

The case against PHDG

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat PHDG on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF0.03%$97.9B+$245M-36bp on fee · 1583× the assets · +$245M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M-34bp on fee · 2074× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$33.8B+$668M-35bp on fee · 547× the assets · +$668M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF0.04%$28.1B+$103M-35bp on fee · 454× the assets · +$103M in over the monthHead-to-head
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF0.03%$900.9B−$14.2B-36bp on fee · 14558× the assetsHead-to-head
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