Friday, March 22, 2024 4:01:16 PM
Hi Steve, Re: Cap vs Equal Weight Sector ETFs.............
For me it was to get greater exposure on smaller cap companies while still using primarily Sector ETFs. I know over time there will be sector rotation with either Cap or Equal Weight sectors - that's good news for AIM. I also know there are times of exuberance that will be mostly seen in the very large cap stocks. Small caps generally don't get pumped like the mega cap stocks. I have a secret ingredient in my Sector ETF portfolio, XLG. It's "Top 50 Stocks" of the S&P 500 in capitalization. It behaves like the S&P 500 to a degree since the other 450 stocks don't have the 'push' that those 50 do.
https://stockcharts.com/freecharts/perf.php?XLG,SPY&n=1259&O=011000
So, it's a favorite toy in the ETF toy chest. It tends to shine in FOMO markets even thought it crosses over between sectors. One could call it a modern "Nifty 50" I guess. Overall, the portfolio has better diversification with the mix I currently own. It's been a while since my account started using the equal weight sector funds. There's pretty fat cap gains in most of the positions which makes me hesitant to make a change at this point. The tactic of using Sectors and AIM has proved to be successful. The further tactic of using equal weight sectors has given me a portfolio of better diversification, I believe. The Domestic Division of Tom's International Equity Warehouse (T.I.E.W.) has been a solid performer.
In the mean time, TIEW's International Division is doing well compared to typical EAFE type funds. It's based in "style" ETFs (Large, mid and small caps, in both Value and Growth). Years ago there were exUS sector ETFs but they vanished. So, I had to convert the International Division over to its current form. In general it's worked well. Here's the 12 month performances with the far right being the EAFE ETF for comparison:
https://stockcharts.com/freecharts/perf.php?PIZ,EFG,SCHC,DGS,DOL,DIM,DLS,DEM,VNQI,EFA&n=252&O=111000
.............and how the composite AIM'd accounts have looked through the end of last month:
Again, I've held this portfolio's structure relatively constant for a long time. It's underperformed the U.S. ETF sector portfolio, but is doing okay. It doesn't represent as many $$$ as does the U.S. portfolio.
Have a great weekend,
OAG Tom
For me it was to get greater exposure on smaller cap companies while still using primarily Sector ETFs. I know over time there will be sector rotation with either Cap or Equal Weight sectors - that's good news for AIM. I also know there are times of exuberance that will be mostly seen in the very large cap stocks. Small caps generally don't get pumped like the mega cap stocks. I have a secret ingredient in my Sector ETF portfolio, XLG. It's "Top 50 Stocks" of the S&P 500 in capitalization. It behaves like the S&P 500 to a degree since the other 450 stocks don't have the 'push' that those 50 do.
https://stockcharts.com/freecharts/perf.php?XLG,SPY&n=1259&O=011000
So, it's a favorite toy in the ETF toy chest. It tends to shine in FOMO markets even thought it crosses over between sectors. One could call it a modern "Nifty 50" I guess. Overall, the portfolio has better diversification with the mix I currently own. It's been a while since my account started using the equal weight sector funds. There's pretty fat cap gains in most of the positions which makes me hesitant to make a change at this point. The tactic of using Sectors and AIM has proved to be successful. The further tactic of using equal weight sectors has given me a portfolio of better diversification, I believe. The Domestic Division of Tom's International Equity Warehouse (T.I.E.W.) has been a solid performer.
In the mean time, TIEW's International Division is doing well compared to typical EAFE type funds. It's based in "style" ETFs (Large, mid and small caps, in both Value and Growth). Years ago there were exUS sector ETFs but they vanished. So, I had to convert the International Division over to its current form. In general it's worked well. Here's the 12 month performances with the far right being the EAFE ETF for comparison:
https://stockcharts.com/freecharts/perf.php?PIZ,EFG,SCHC,DGS,DOL,DIM,DLS,DEM,VNQI,EFA&n=252&O=111000
.............and how the composite AIM'd accounts have looked through the end of last month:
Again, I've held this portfolio's structure relatively constant for a long time. It's underperformed the U.S. ETF sector portfolio, but is doing okay. It doesn't represent as many $$$ as does the U.S. portfolio.
Have a great weekend,
OAG Tom
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