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Forbes
6 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
How To Avoid The Worst Sector ETFs In Q2 Of 2025
ETF - Exchange Traded Funds; stock market and exchange. Business; trading; investment funds; profit; ... More strategy. 3D illustration Question: Why are there so many ETFs? Answer: ETF issuance is profitable, so Wall Street keeps cranking out more products to sell. The large number of ETFs has little to do with serving your best interests as an investor. I leverage this data to identify three red flags you can use to avoid the worst ETFs: This issue is the easiest to avoid, and my advice is simple. Avoid all ETFs with less than $100 million in assets. Low levels of liquidity can lead to a discrepancy between the price of the ETF and the underlying value of the securities it holds. Small ETFs also generally have lower trading volume, which translates to higher trading costs via larger bid-ask spreads. ETFs should be cheap, but not all of them are. The first step here is to benchmark what cheap means. To ensure you are paying average or below average fees, invest only in ETFs with total annual costs below 0.53% – the average total annual costs of the 346 U.S. equity Sector ETFs my firm covers. The weighted average is lower at 0.24%%, which highlights how investors tend to put their money in ETFs with low fees. Figure 1 shows InfraCap MLP ETF (AMZA) is the most expensive sector ETF and Schwab U.S. REIT ETF (SCHH) is the least expensive. No one provider provides more than one of the most expensive ETFs while State Street ETFs (XLC, XLP, XLF, XLE) ETFs are among the cheapest. Figure 1: 5 Most and Least Expensive Sector ETFs Most Expensive Sector ETFs 2Q25 Investors need not pay high fees for quality holdings. State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLC) is the best ranked sector ETF in Figure 1. XLC's neutral Portfolio Management rating and 0.09% total annual cost earns it a very attractive rating. iShares U.S. Insurance ETF (IAK) is the best ranked sector ETF overall. IAK's attractive Portfolio Management rating and 0.43% total annual cost also earns it a very attractive rating. On the other hand, Schwab U.S. REIT ETF (SCHH) holds poor stocks and earns my unattractive, despite having low total annual costs of 0.08%. No matter how cheap an ETF looks, if it holds bad stocks, its performance will be bad. The quality of an ETF's holdings matters more than its management fee. Avoiding poor holdings is by far the hardest part of avoiding bad ETFs, but it is also the most important because an ETF's performance is determined more by its holdings than its costs. Figure 2 shows the ETFs within each sector with the worst holdings or portfolio management ratings. Figure 2: Sector ETFs with the Worst Holdings Worst Sector ETFs 2Q25 State Street appears more often than any other providers in Figure 2, which means that they offer the most ETFs with the worst holdings. Global X Genomics & Biotechnology ETF (GNOM) is the worst rated ETF in Figure 2 based on my predictive overall rating. VanEck Green Infrastructure ETF (RNEW), State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) ALPS Active REIT ETF (REIT), ProShares S&P Kensho Smart Factories ETF (MAKX), State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR), and State Street SPDR S&P Telecom ETF (XTL) also earn a very unattractive predictive overall rating, which means not only do they hold poor stocks, they charge high total annual costs. Buying an ETF without analyzing its holdings is like buying a stock without analyzing its business and finances. Put another way, research on ETF holdings is necessary due diligence because an ETF's performance is only as good as its holdings. PERFORMANCE OF ETFs HOLDINGs – FEES = PERFORMANCE OF ETF
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
InfraCap MLP ETF (NYSE Arca: AMZA) Provides Tax Update
NEW YORK, April 30, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--InfraCap MLP ETF (NYSE Arca: AMZA or the "Fund") has modified the estimate of its deferred tax liability based on information reported by the Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and will record an additional accrual of approximately $5 million (approximately $0.53 per share) into the net asset value of the Fund on April 30, 2025. The Fund continues to rely primarily on information provided by the MLPs, which is largely reported on a delayed basis and is not necessarily timely, to estimate deferred tax liability for purposes of financial statement reporting and determining the NAV. From time to time, the Adviser will modify the estimates or assumptions regarding the Fund's deferred tax liability as new information becomes available and may consider, among other matters, the duration of statutory carryforward periods, shareholder transactions, and market conditions. The Fund's estimates regarding its deferred tax liability are made in good faith; however, the daily estimate of the Fund's deferred tax liability used to calculate the Fund's NAV could vary significantly from the Fund's actual tax liability. Direct any inquiries to info@ or by calling 1-888-383-0553. Important Disclosures Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund. Contact us at 1-888-383-0553 or visit for a copy of the Fund's prospectus. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. IMPORTANT RISK CONSIDERATIONS Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF): The value of an ETF may be more volatile than the underlying portfolio of securities it is designed to track. The costs to the fund of owning shares of an ETF may exceed the cost of investing directly in the underlying securities. Master Limited Partnerships: Investments in MLPs may be adversely impacted by interest rates, tax law changes, regulation, or factors affecting underlying assets. Energy Industry Concentration: The portfolio's investments are concentrated in the energy industry and presents greater risks than if the portfolio was broadly diversified over numerous sectors of the economy. Leverage: When a portfolio is leveraged, the value of its securities may be more volatile and all other risks may be compounded. Options: Selling call options may limit the opportunity to profit from the increase in price of the underlying asset. Selling put options risks loss if the option is exercised while the price of the underlying asset is rising. Buying options risks loss of the premium paid for those options. Market Price/NAV: At the time of purchase and/or sale, an investor's shares may have a market price that is above or below the Fund's NAV, which may increase the investor's risk of loss. Market Volatility: The value of the securities in the portfolio may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies and/or general economic conditions. Local, regional, or global events such as war, terrorism, pandemic, or recession could impact the portfolio, including hampering the ability of the portfolio's manager(s) to invest its assets as intended. Prospectus: For additional information on risks, please see the Fund's prospectus. MLPs taxed as partnerships generally do not pay U.S. federal income tax at the partnership level, subject to the application of certain partnership audit rules. Rather, each partner is allocated a share of the MLP's income, gains, losses, deductions and expenses. A change in current tax law, or a change in the underlying business mix of a given MLP, could result in an MLP being treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, which would result in such MLP being required to pay U.S. federal income tax on its taxable income. The classification of an MLP as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes would have the effect of reducing the amount of cash available for distribution by the MLP. Thus, if any of the MLPs owned by the Fund were treated as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it could result in a reduction in the value of your investment in the Fund and lower income. The Fund is classified for federal income tax purposes as a taxable regular corporation or so-called Subchapter "C" corporation. As a "C" corporation, the Fund accrues deferred tax liability for its future tax liability associated with the capital appreciation of its investments and the distributions received by the Fund on equity securities of master limited partnerships considered to be a return of capital and for any net operating gains. The Fund's accrued deferred tax liability, if any, is reflected each day in the Fund's net asset value per share. The deferred income tax expense/(benefit) represents an estimate of the Fund's potential tax expense/(benefit) if it were to recognize the unrealized gains/ (losses) in the portfolio. An estimate of deferred income tax expense/(benefit) is dependent upon the Fund's net investment income/(loss) and realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments and such expenses may vary greatly from year to year and from day to day depending on the nature of the Fund's investments, the performance of those investments and general market conditions. Therefore, any estimate of deferred income tax expense/(benefit) cannot be reliably predicted from year to year. Not insured by FDIC/NCUSIF or any federal government agency. No bank guarantee. Not a deposit. May lose value. ETFs distributed by VP Distributors, LLC, member FINRA and subsidiary of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. View source version on Contacts Fund Information: ETF Distributors LLC 212-593-4383 or 1-888-383-4184 (toll free) info@ Media: Laura Parsons 860-263-4725 Sign in to access your portfolio
