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About ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF
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Inception date
Jul 7, 2009
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
ALPS Advisors, Inc.
Distributor
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc.
EQL uses a fund of funds approach in investingit takes all major sectors that make up the S&P 500 index, and then weights each sector equally. The result is a portfolio of large-cap US stocks that underweights the largest sectors in the index, like technology and financials, and overweights the minor sectors, like basic materials and utilities. Proponents claim that the funds countercyclical rebalancing schedule will help it outperform the regular S&P 500 over time. The index is reconstituted and rebalanced on a quarterly basis.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
ETF
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
ETF99.97%
Mutual fund0.03%
Cash−0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
EQL invests in funds. The fund's major sectors are ETF, with 99.97% stocks, and Mutual fund, with 0.03% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
EQL top holdings are Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund and Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund, occupying 9.36% and 9.32% of the portfolio correspondingly.
EQL last dividends amounted to 0.19 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.17 USD in dividends, which shows a 11.60% increase.
EQL assets under management is 531.28 M USD. It's risen 4.09% over the last month.
EQL fund flows account for 130.28 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, EQL pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.76%. The last dividend (Jun 30, 2025) amounted to 0.19 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
EQL shares are issued by SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. under the brand ALPS. The ETF was launched on Jul 7, 2009, and its management style is Passive.
EQL expense ratio is 0.25% meaning you'd have to pay 0.25% of your investment to help manage the fund.
EQL follows the NYSE Select Sector Equal Weight Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
EQL invests in funds.
EQL price has risen by 3.62% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 12.32% increase. See more dynamics on EQL price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.10% over the last month, showed a 4.88% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 15.09% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.10% over the last month, showed a 4.88% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 15.09% in a year.
EQL trades at a premium (0.02%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.