ETFy Update on 12 Jan 2025
A weekly look at the broad market index and sector ETFs. Even if you don't invest in ETFs, knowing how sectors of the market are performing can help your investing strategy.
Welcome to the 179th edition of the ETFy Newsletter1. We aim to be read in less than 5mins on Sunday morning.
In this update, we compare how our benchmark ETF (SPY, proxy for the S&P 500 stock market index) has performed since its recent bottom on 16th October 2022 up to Friday 10th January 2025 and six other periods when the market recovered from a downturn: post the 1961, 1969, 1973 downturns, post the 1987 Crash, post the Dot-com Crash of 2000-2002, and post the Financial Crisis of 2007-2008.
For the avoidance of doubt, here at ETFy we do not draw any conclusions from the chart above, they are just data observations we share with our subscribers. Too many things are different this time, as it is always the case in the markets.
Radar screen
Here at ETFy we have selected 20 sector ETFs traded in NYSE/AMEX that capture most of the areas of the market, including real estate, commodities and treasuries. The price displayed corresponds to the close on Friday. We will be calculating the sector ETFs performance every week and using SPY as benchmark. We will also include the performance (color coded, red for negative returns, white no change, green for positive returns) in the last twenty weeks.
So every week we will be sharing our radar screen with the sector ETFs performance. We hope this newsletter provides value to our subscribers. And if you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do so using the button below, it’s free.
The information in this newsletter is not intended to constitute individual investment advice and is not designed to meet your personal financial situation. It is provided for information purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. We strongly advise you to discuss your investment options with your financial adviser prior to making any investments.