U.S. Sector & Industry AIM Portfolio

1.18.2022

An overview of the U.S. Sector ETF landscape - Performance, Flows, Valuations, Earnings, & Technicals.

• Financials ETFs have gathered over $1.2 billion in net inflows over the past week while Technology ETFs have seen over $400 million in net outflows in the period
• The SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) saw $128 million in outflows over the last week and now has just $425 million in overall assets under management
• Each of the top 10 best performing U.S. Sector & Industry ETFs over the past month are Energy ETFs. On average, Energy ETFs are up over 17% in the last month
• The worst performer on the month is the Invesco Dynamic Software ETF (PSJ) which has fallen 10.34%

1.10.2022

An overview of the U.S. Sector ETF landscape - Performance, Flows, Valuations, Earnings, & Technicals.

• The Financials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) saw nearly $1.4 billion in net inflows over the past week while the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) gathered $1.1 billion in net inflows
• Energy ETFs have surged over 8% on average thus far in 2022. Technology ETFs and Health Care ETFs have lagged in the period, down over 5% 
• The worst performing U.S. Sector & Industry ETF over the past month has been the Credit Suisse S&P MLP Index ETN (MLPO) which has fallen over 16%
• The top performer in the last month has been the InfraCap MLP ETF (AMZA) which has added 11.79%

1.4.2022

An overview of the U.S. Sector ETF landscape - Performance, Flows, Valuations, Earnings, & Technicals.

• The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) led other U.S. Sector & Industry ETFs in net inflows over the past week gathering $456 million while the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) and the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) saw net outflows of $415 million and $374 million in the period
• On average, all U.S. Sector ETFs saw gains in December with Consumer Staples and Real Estate ETFs both jumping over 9% on the month
• The best performer over the past month was the AdvisorShares Restaurant ETF (EATZ) which surged over 14% despite the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in the country

12.13.2021

An overview of the U.S. Sector ETF landscape - Performance, Flows, Valuations, Earnings, & Technicals.

• Financials ETFs gathered nearly $1.4 billion in net inflows over the last week and Health Care ETFs saw almost $750 million in net inflows in the period
• The First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund (FXL) saw the most outflows of U.S. Sector & Industry ETFs over the past week with $412 million. Year-to-date, FXL has seen $626 million in net outflows
• Over the past month, the SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF (XPH) and the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) have fallen 14.07% and 12.90%, respectively. Meanwhile, the iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB) has climbed 11% on the month
• Financials (XLF) and Energy (XLE) currently sit near their respective 50-day moving averages, but both are well above their respective 200-day moving averages

11.29.2021

An overview of the U.S. Sector ETF landscape - Performance, Flows, Valuations, Earnings, & Technicals.

• The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) led in net inflows over the past week, gathering $341 million. Despite relatively weak performance recently, the Energy Select SPDR Fund (XLE) also saw net inflows for the second consecutive week.
• The SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) saw net outflows totaling $247 million in the period bringing its overall assets undermanagement to just over $1 billion
• After leading other sector ETFs in September and October, Energy ETFs have underperformed all other sectors on average thus far in November, declining 4.93% this month
• The top five performers over the past month (PSI, XSD, SOXX, FTXL, SOXQ) are all semiconductor ETFs that have each climbed over 10.50% in the period
• Communication Services (XLC) now sits below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages

11.22.2021

An overview of the U.S. Sector ETF landscape - Performance, Flows, Valuations, Earnings, & Technicals.

• The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) saw $558 million and $398 million in net outflows over the past week, respectively. Meanwhile, the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) gathered $395 million in net inflows in the period
• After climbing 7.04% in October, Technology ETFs have been the best performing U.S. Sector ETFs thus far in November, gaining 6.18% on average
• The three worst performers over the past month (PXJ, XES, and IEZ) are all Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETFs'
• Consumer Discretionary (XLY) and Technology (XLK) each sit well above their respective 50-day and 200-day moving averages

11.15.2021

An overview of the U.S. Sector ETF landscape - Performance, Flows, Valuations, Earnings, & Technicals.

• Technology ETFs and Energy ETFs saw net outflows of $756 million and $591 million, respectively, over the past week
• All U.S. sectors on average are positive month to date with Materials (+6.16%) and Technology ETFs (+5.51%) leading the charge
• The Credit Suisse S&P MLP Index ETN (MLPO) is down nearly 13% over the past month and has been the worst performer
• Communication Services (XLC) now sits just below its 50-day average, but well above its 200-day average

11.9.2021

An overview of the U.S. Sector ETF landscape - Performance, Flows, Valuations, Earnings, & Technicals.

• Health Care ETFs gathered over $1 billion in net inflows for the second consecutive week while Technology ETFs saw $490 million in net outflows 
• The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLB) saw net inflows of $453 million over the past week, the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) saw $445 million in net inflows 
• Utilities ETFs are the only sector ETFs to post losses thus far in November. Meanwhile, Technology ETFs have surged over 5.5% on average 
• The top performer over the past month is the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) which has surged 22.69%. XSD is up an impressive 41.90% year to date

11.2.2021

An overview of the U.S. Sector ETF landscape - Performance, Flows, Valuations, Earnings, & Technicals.

• Health Care ETFs gathered over $1 billion in net inflows over the past week, trailed closely by Real Estate ETFs which saw $977 million in net inflows over the period
• In October, Energy ETFs were the top performers on average for the second consecutive month. Communication Services ETFs lagged other sector ETFs, declining 34 bps in the month
• The SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) was the best performing industry ETF, surging over 14% over the past month
• Energy (XLE) and Consumer Discretionary (XLY) currently sit well above their respective 50-day and 200-day moving averages