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A $1.3 trillion utility splurge puts an electrification ETF ahead of sector funds
ELFY is up 22% year to date. Industrial and energy holdings, not the utility stake, are driving the gain, which is about six times a typical utilities benchmark's return.
BATT's China-heavy lithium fund meets a slowing EV market
BMI expects lithium prices to drift lower in the second half. BATT's China sleeve, at more than 30%, makes that a local problem.
GFLW's June rebalance cuts a 114% winner in half
The fund's two-step rule — free-cash-flow selection, risk-adjusted momentum weighting — overrode a hot stock's rally.
FTSE launches UK and Italian volatility indices
The IVI series gives the FTSE 100 and FTSE MIB a VIX-style gauge and could become the benchmark for future volatility ETFs.
Pension funds push ETFs toward the core of portfolios
A DWS survey finds 26% of pension funds now prefer ETFs for passive exposure.