Description

PFI changed its tune in February 2014 but continues to provide an alternate take on US financial firms. The old version of the fund used a multi-factor selection method coupled with a tiered equal-weighting scheme that produced a vastly different portfolio than our neutral benchmark. The new incarnation follows a Dorsey-Wright relative strength index that selects and weights stocks by price momentum. Index selection begins by creating a momentum score for each eligible stock in the financial sector. The score is based on both intermediate and long-term price movements compared to other stocks in the space. The top, at least 30 stocks, with the highest momentum scores are selected for index inclusion. Companies in the financial sector include banking, investment services, insurance and real estate finance services. The fund is reconstituted and rebalanced quarterly. Prior to August 28, 2023, the fund traded under the name Invesco DWA Financial Momentum ETF.