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Should You Invest in the Invesco DWA Basic Materials Momentum ETF (PYZ)?

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The Invesco DWA Basic Materials Momentum ETF (PYZ - Free Report) was launched on 10/12/2006, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Materials - 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 are also funds of convenience, offering many ways to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Materials - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 6, placing it in top 38%.

Index Details

The fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $206.92 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Materials - Broad segment of the equity market. PYZ seeks to match the performance of the DWA Basic Materials Technical Leaders Index before fees and expenses.

The DWA Basic Materials Technical Leaders Index identifies companies that show 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

Since cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.

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 0.51%.

Sector Exposure and Top Holdings

Even though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.

This ETF has heaviest allocation in the Materials sector--about 94.40% of the portfolio.

Looking at individual holdings, Celanese Corp (CE - Free Report) accounts for about 3.91% of total assets, followed by Alcoa Corp (AA - Free Report) and Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (CLF - Free Report) .

The top 10 holdings account for about 37.41% of total assets under management.

Performance and Risk

The ETF has added roughly 21.17% and it's up approximately 56.63% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 07/27/2021), respectively. PYZ has traded between $53.69 and $95.07 during this last 52-week period.

The ETF has a beta of 1.39 and standard deviation of 32.06% for the trailing three-year period, making it a high risk choice in the space. With about 34 holdings, it has more concentrated exposure than peers.

Alternatives

Invesco DWA Basic Materials Momentum ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, PYZ is an outstanding option for investors seeking exposure to the Materials ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.

FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF (GUNR - Free Report) tracks Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index and the Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB - Free Report) tracks Materials Select Sector Index. FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF has $5.42 billion in assets, Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF has $8.72 billion. GUNR has an expense ratio of 0.46% and XLB charges 0.12%.

Bottom Line

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