#investment-strategy

#investment-strategy

Instead of trying to predict whiplashing oil prices, consider investing in energy ETFs like the Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF and First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure. These ETFs provide exposure to sectors such as pipelines and shipping, independent of oil price fluctuations.

The SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) tracks the S&P Aerospace & Defense Select Industry Index using equal-weight methodology, meaning every one of its 41 positions receives roughly the same allocation. This design choice is the fund's defining feature, allowing broad coverage of defense primes, mid-tier suppliers, space launch companies, and drone manufacturers in a single vehicle.

"It's likely that there will be considerably more pain before this is finished. The S&P 500's fair value is pretty close to 3,000, as opposed to the 3,970 the index traded at on Wednesday."

The fund blends high yield corporate bonds, senior loans, and debt tranches of U.S. collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) into a single actively managed portfolio, aiming to deliver income that beats the broad bond market while keeping volatility lower than any single segment on its own.

USHY seeks to track the investment results of the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index, composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield corporate bonds, providing broad exposure in a low-cost wrapper.

JPMorgan Income ETF has delivered over 50 consecutive monthly distributions since its October 2021 inception, providing stability that is the entire point of the investment strategy.

When the underlying asset has already delivered 47% gains over the past year, even a fraction of a percent in annual fees compounds into real drag.