4 Sector ETFs & Stocks to Gain Despite Lower-Than -Expected Inflation

September records lower-than-expected inflation! Energy (OIH), Restaurants (EATZ), Healthcare (XLV) and Transportation (XTN) ETFs may still shine in the near term.

Zacks Investment Research • Oct 27, 2025

XTN: Avoid This Low Quality Small-Cap-Leaning Transportation ETF

XTN is comprised of 44 transportation stocks across the entire U.S. total stock market. Its expense ratio is 0.35%, and the ETF has $150 million in assets under management. Its weighting scheme is unique. Often referred to as an equal-weight fund, XTN's Index actually calculates a maximum security weight for each component based on liquidity and size. XTN has much more assigned to the small/micro-cap segments than competitors like IYT and FTXR. With that composition, the logical result is much lower quality, which I could verify.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 26, 2025

Is SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (XTN) a Strong ETF Right Now?

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Industrials ETFs category of the market, the SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (XTN) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 01/26/2011.

Zacks Investment Research • May 20, 2025

Transport ETFs Riding High on Q1 Earnings

Transport ETFs have been seeing solid trading over the past month on strong first-quarter earnings.

Zacks Investment Research • May 9, 2025

Upbeat April Jobs Data Put Focus on 3 Sector ETFs & Stocks

The U.S. economy added 177,000 jobs in April 2025, a slowdown from the downwardly revised 185,000 in March, but significantly surpassing market expectations of 130,000.

Zacks Investment Research • May 7, 2025

XTN: Transportation Isn't The Ideal Sector For Long-Term Investors

XTN allows investors to get adjusted equal-weight exposure to U.S. listed stocks operating in the transportation sector. 26% of XTN is represented by passenger airlines, which is a subsector particularly vulnerable during challenging economic conditions. XTN's long-term performance has been very poor versus a broader market index, especially since the pandemic.

Seeking Alpha • May 5, 2025

Worst-Performing ETFs of April

April saw a sharp stock market drop due to Trump's aggressive new tariffs, especially on China.

Zacks Investment Research • May 2, 2025

3 Sector ETFs & Stocks to Gain Despite Downbeat February Jobs Data

These sectors added decent jobs in February when the U.S. economy added fewer-than-expected jobs.

Zacks Investment Research • Mar 14, 2025

Should You Invest in the SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (XTN)?

Looking for broad exposure to the Industrials - Transportation/Shipping segment of the equity market? You should consider the SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (XTN), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/26/2011.

Zacks Investment Research • Jan 27, 2025

4 Sector ETFs & Stocks to Benefit Despite Cooling Inflation

These sector ETFs and stocks may win amid cooling inflation.

Zacks Investment Research • Jan 16, 2025