Is Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF (RSPD) a Strong ETF Right Now?

The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF (RSPD) made its debut on 11/01/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Consumer Discretionary ETFs category of the market.

Zacks Investment Research • Dec 11, 2025

Should You Invest in the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF (RSPD)?

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Consumer Discretionary - Broad segment of the equity market, the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF (RSPD) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on November 1, 2006.

Zacks Investment Research • Nov 25, 2025

RSPD: Reasons To Pursue And Reasons To Avoid

We have a mixed perspective on RSPD, which follows an equally weighted approach on discretionary stocks from the S&P 500. RSPD offers a more balanced, mid-cap tilted exposure to the highly priced consumer discretionary stocks, with lower concentration risk and a cheaper valuation than XLY. Despite these positives, RSPD has persistently underperformed XLY in both absolute and risk-adjusted returns since inception, while its expense ratio is 5x higher than the latter.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 4, 2025

Where's The Weakness In Discretionary?

Consumer Discretionary is down an even worse 5.65% year to date, and returns look even worse when compared to the December 17th high. Using the sector ETF as a proxy for the group, that latest correction leaves it in no-man's-land between the 50 and 200-day moving averages, with the recent low finding some support around the November post-election low.

Seeking Alpha • Mar 3, 2025

U.S. Retail Earnings Update - August 13, 2024

To date, 145 of the 199 companies in our Retail/Restaurant Index have reported their EPS results for Q2 2024, representing 73% of the index. The blended revenue growth estimate for the 199 companies in this index is 3.5% for Q2 2024. Home Depot reported better-than-expected Q2 earnings and revenue.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 14, 2024

U.S. Consumer Strength Could Lift This ETF

In the face of still elevated inflation, the U.S. consumer remains a force to be reckoned with. Obviously, that's a plus for the consumer discretionary sector and ETFs such as the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF (RSPD).

ETF Trends • Feb 15, 2024

6 Consumer Stocks For a Growing Economy

GDP is still growing, and falling inflation could mean more money for consumers to spend.

Barrons • Nov 15, 2023

Outlook For Consumer Discretionary Stocks Amid Shifting Spending Patterns

Some consumer discretionary stocks have performed better than others. Luxury, homebuilding, and travel have been a bright spots.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 30, 2023

VettaFi Voices On: The Coming End of Earnings Season

Hi VettaFi Voices, we are heading toward the last week of the Q2 earnings season. Now seems like a good time to assess how things have gone so far and what we can expect from next week.

ETF Trends • Aug 18, 2023

Consumer Cyclical ETFs Can Continue Bullish Ways

Despite concerns about still elevated inflation and fears regarding the possibility of a recession, consumers are proving resilient. That much is confirmed by cap-weighted gauges of consumer discretionary stocks outperforming the S&P 500 by wide margins this year.

ETF Trends • Aug 16, 2023