Buy Utilities At 16x While Demand Climbs

The Global X U.S. Electrification ETF (ZAP) offers targeted exposure to both utilities and industrials benefiting from U.S. electrification and grid modernization trends. ZAP's unique blend—77.2% utilities, 22.8% industrials—positions it to capture growth from rising industrial electricity demand and ongoing infrastructure buildout.

Seeking Alpha • 8 hours ago

Worried About Lingering Market Volatility? Defensive ETFs to Consider

Markets remain under pressure as geopolitical and economic risks rise. Defensive ETFs could help investors navigate volatility without abandoning growth.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 9, 2026

Are Inflation Fears Back? ETFs May Help Protect Your Portfolio

Rising oil prices and geopolitical risks are reigniting inflation fears. Explore ETFs that may help investors build a more resilient portfolio.

Zacks Investment Research • Aug 18, 2026

Utility ETFs to Buy as Rapid AI Buildout Sparks Energy Crisis

AI's power surge is creating a major growth opportunity for utilities, and ETFs like IDU offer diversified exposure to the trend.

Zacks Investment Research • Aug 14, 2026

A 200-Day Divide

At the end of last week, 75% of S&P 500 Technology stocks closed above their 200-DMAs for the first time in 219 trading days. Even after its recent improvement, Technology is hardly exceptional compared with the rest of the market.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 11, 2026

FERC's Data Center Order Recalibrates The Utility And Infrastructure Income Playbook

US utility capital expenditure is tracking toward approximately 1.3 trillion dollars through 2030, according to an April 2026 forecast from S&P Global Market Intelligence. A tripling of data center power demand within five years requires transmission, generation, and distribution investment on a timeline that utilities are only now beginning to fully underwrite into their capital plans.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 22, 2026

Should You Invest in the iShares U.S. Utilities ETF (IDU)?

Launched on June 12, 2000, the iShares U.S. Utilities ETF (IDU) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Utilities - Broad segment of the equity market.

Zacks Investment Research • Jul 20, 2026

Utilities Keep Flipping The Breadth Switch

The Utilities sector of the S&P 500 slid 0.98% yesterday, making it the index's worst-performing sector. Just 5 of 31 member stocks finished higher as the percentage of stocks trading above their 50-DMAs sank from 93.5% to 67.7%, a one-day drop of 25.8 percentage points.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 16, 2026

Why The Grid Could Make Or Break The Electro-Tech Revolution

Electricity is becoming a stronger economic growth engine, powering AI data centres, EVs, heat pumps and industrial decarbonisation. But grids aren't keeping up.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 11, 2026

US power companies scramble to secure equipment as surging data center demand strains supplies

Skyrocketing demand from artificial intelligence data centers is exacerbating shortages of critical grid equipment like transformers across the U.S., driving up costs, stretching out wait times and spurring utilities ​and developers to lock in orders far in advance.

Reuters • Jul 9, 2026