Time for HALO Sectors & ETFs?

HALO stocks are gaining favor as investors rotate toward tangible assets and AI-resistant businesses. Here are ETFs to play the trend.

Zacks Investment Research • Jul 16, 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

Should You Invest in the Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares (VPU)?

If you're interested in broad exposure to the Utilities - Broad segment of the equity market, look no further than the Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares (VPU), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on January 26, 2004.

Zacks Investment Research • Jul 13, 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

XLU vs. VPU: Which Utilities ETF Best Powers the AI Data-Center Boom?

The AI data-center power crunch has turned utilities from bond proxies into growth stocks, and two funds sit at the center of that trade: the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLU) and the Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU).

24/7 Wall Street • Jul 8, 2026

3 Utility ETFs to Buy Now as AI Data Centers Trigger a 1970s-Scale Power Buildout

US electricity demand grew roughly flat for a decade. That ended once hyperscalers began signing twenty-year power purchase agreements to feed AI training clusters.

24/7 Wall Street • Jul 6, 2026

VPU: Emergency Electricity Curbs Support Greater Secular Profit-Making Opportunities

Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF is positioned to capitalize on surging U.S. electricity demand driven by data centers, electrification, and commercial growth. VPU offers broad utilities sector exposure, a low 0.09% expense ratio, and trades at a forward PE of 17x, below the S&P 500's 21x. Top VPU holdings like NEE, SO, and DUK project robust 5%–9% annual EPS growth and aggressive capital investments through 2030.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 6, 2026

VDE vs. VPU: Which Vanguard ETF Is a Better Way to Invest in Rising Energy Prices?

The Vanguard Energy ETF has outperformed the S&P 500 over the past five years thanks to higher oil prices. Meanwhile, the Vanguard Utilities ETF has underperformed the S&P 500 over the same period of time.

The Motley Fool • Jul 3, 2026

Investors Dive Into Power Generation, But Can Utilities Deliver?

America's electricity is undeniably in a state of rapid evolution. Demand is growing, capital is moving, and independent power producers (IPPs) are responding to supply signals which competitive power markets are designed to encourage.

Forbes • Jun 23, 2026

Japan utilities welcome nuclear replacement targets, seek stronger policy support

Japan's power industry welcomed the government's roadmap for the future replacement of nuclear reactors as a ​key step towards securing the workforce and ‌supply chains needed to sustain the sector, but its top lobbyist on Friday called for greater policy support to encourage ​investment.

Reuters • Jun 19, 2026