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Equal Weight ETFs

An equal weight ETF is merely an ETF that follows an index that doesn't weight the stocks it is holding by market capitalization, but instead gives an equal weight to every stock. It seems like a subtle difference, but the effects can be profound. An equal weight index causes the largest companies to be under-weighted compared to the market, and the smallest companies to be over-weighted compared to the market. This tilt towards smaller companies can be important, as factor research almost always concludes that smaller companies outperform large companies over the long-term.

An equal weight index often also causes a value tilt, because a traditional market capitalization weighted index is required to continue to buy the most highly priced (valued) stocks. By visiting the ETF's website, you can usually find information on the ETF's holding, such as the average price to book value, or average market capitalization. By comparing this information to information obtained from SPY's website (or the appropriate benchmark), you can usually determine if there is in fact a value tilt.

There are a number of equal weight ETFs in our database:

NameSymbolLast priceCurrencyAUMExpense ratio, %Inception date
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETFARCX:RSP182.19USD74,082,507,4500.20Apr 24, 2003
SPDR Series Trust SPDR S&P Biotech ETFARCX:XBI92.71USD7,340,290,0000.35Jan 31, 2006
SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETFARCX:KRE63.33USD5,460,170,0000.35Jun 19, 2006
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETFARCX:RSPT39.52USD3,563,836,4800.40Nov 01, 2006
SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETFARCX:GNR52.87USD2,894,890,0000.40Sep 13, 2010
First Trust Cloud Computing ETFXNAS:SKYY127.38USD2,765,643,9320.60Jul 06, 2011
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETFARCX:XAR178.94USD2,719,080,0000.35Sep 28, 2011
SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Explor & ProductXNYS:XOP137.67USD2,652,680,0000.35Jun 19, 2006
SPDR S&P Bank ETFARCX:KBE58.08USD2,588,980,0000.35Nov 08, 2005
SPDR Series Trust SPDR Homebuilders ETFXNYS:XHB72.64USD2,382,540,0000.35Jan 31, 2006
First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index FundXNAS:GRID127.32USD2,132,395,2500.57Nov 17, 2009
SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETFARCX:XME60.69USD1,978,600,0000.35Jun 19, 2006
First Trust Water ETFARCX:FIW105.27USD1,764,277,2070.53May 11, 2007
SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETFARCX:XSD263.55USD1,401,940,0000.35Jan 31, 2006
First Trust Amex Biotech Index FundARCX:FBT179.35USD1,159,564,3310.56Jun 23, 2006
Exchange Traded Concepts Trust ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETFARCX:ROBO60.89USD1,102,756,0210.95Oct 22, 2013
SPDR S&P Insurance ETFARCX:KIE56.84USD1,051,079,9990.35Nov 08, 2005
iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETFARCX:EUSA99.73USD1,045,283,9990.09May 07, 2010
Invesco Equal Weight 0-30 Year Treasury ETFXNAS:GOVI26.93USD1,024,762,6800.15Oct 11, 2007
Invesco S&P Global Water Index ETFARCX:CGW54.29USD973,806,9600.50May 14, 2007
Invesco S&P 100 Equal Weight ETFXNYS:EQWL102.22USD952,681,3600.25Dec 01, 2006
MicroSectors FANG & Innovation 3x Leveraged ETNARCX:BULZ180.69USD933,516,2500.95Aug 18, 2021
SPDR NYSE Technology ETFARCX:XNTK215.07USD877,420,0000.35Sep 25, 2000
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETFARCX:RSPH31.07USD872,855,0400.40Nov 01, 2006
Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3X SharesARCX:LABU95.33USD832,070,1280.96May 28, 2015
Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETFBATS:GSEW80.86USD757,173,5000.09Sep 15, 2017
Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X SharesARCX:DPST124.21USD700,883,6500.95Aug 20, 2015
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Industrials PortfolioARCX:RSPN53.11USD687,476,7900.40Nov 01, 2006
Invesco Russell 1000 Equal Weight ETFARCX:EQAL50.45USD650,351,4000.20Dec 23, 2014
SPDR S&P Retail ETFARCX:XRT80.35USD634,870,0000.35Jun 19, 2006
SPDR S&P Capital Markets ETFARCX:KCE145.64USD536,640,0000.35Nov 08, 2005
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Energy ETFARCX:RSPG82.99USD515,810,6350.40Nov 01, 2006
SPDR S&P Software & Services ETFARCX:XSW193.76USD458,180,0000.35Sep 28, 2011
First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETFXNAS:ROBT47.82USD443,303,9800.65Mar 05, 2018
MicroSectors FANG ETNs due January 8, 2038ARCX:FNGS60.07USD421,917,5920.58Nov 13, 2019
ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETFARCX:EQL130.23USD415,721,8090.25Jul 06, 2009
WisdomTree Cloud Computing FundXNAS:WCLD39.35USD405,313,7750.45Sep 06, 2019
KraneShares Mount Lucas Managed Futures Index Strategy ETFARCX:KMLM27.45USD373,371,2750.90Dec 02, 2020
Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bull 2X SharesXNYS:GUSH30.09USD370,234,5840.97May 29, 2015
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETFARCX:RSPU67.72USD370,069,8800.40Nov 01, 2006
First Trust Indxx NextG ETFXNAS:NXTG88.32USD362,592,1610.70Feb 18, 2011
MicroSectors FANG Index 2X Leveraged ETNs due January 8, 2038ARCX:FNGO101.31USD342,867,9770.95Aug 23, 2018
Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETFARCX:GINN64.94USD331,560,0000.52Nov 09, 2020
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Financial ETFARCX:RSPF75.08USD316,339,6400.40Nov 01, 2006
Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETFXNYS:PBW21.21USD315,428,8730.50Mar 03, 2005
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETFARCX:RSPD54.36USD306,696,5000.40Nov 01, 2006
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF ARCX:RSPS29.52USD300,150,7700.40Nov 01, 2006
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETFARCX:RSPM34.46USD260,894,4000.40Nov 01, 2006
First Trust India Nifty 50 Equal Weight ETFXNAS:NFTY54.95USD259,704,8720.80Feb 28, 2012
Defiance Quantum ETFXNAS:QTUM84.20USD258,030,0000.40Sep 05, 2018
SPDR S&P Transportation ETFARCX:XTN91.18USD257,660,0000.35Jan 26, 2011
SPDR Global Dow ETF (based on The Global Dow)ARCX:DGT138.27USD251,530,0000.50Sep 25, 2000
SPDR S&P Health Care EquipmentARCX:XHE95.10USD229,060,0000.35Jan 26, 2011
SPDR Series Trust SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETFXNYS:XES81.49USD228,440,0000.35Jun 19, 2006
WisdomTree Trust WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation FundBATS:WTAI23.74USD226,051,9300.45Dec 09, 2021
First Trust Dow 30 Equal Weight ETFARCX:EDOW37.47USD223,423,7440.50Aug 09, 2017
SPDR S&P Kensho Clean Power ETFARCX:CNRG63.70USD173,090,0000.45Oct 22, 2018
SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETFARCX:XPH45.00USD164,460,0000.35Jun 19, 2006
SPDR S&P Telecom ETFARCX:XTL112.01USD151,740,0000.35Jan 26, 2011
Amplify ETF Trust Amplify Online Retail ETFARCX:IBUY67.57USD143,412,5000.65Apr 20, 2016
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Real Estate ETFARCX:RSPR35.32USD113,069,6000.40Aug 13, 2015
Innovator S&P Investment Grade Preferred ETFBATS:EPRF18.70USD106,934,2400.47May 24, 2016
3D Printing (The) ETFBATS:PRNT22.18USD96,991,8000.66Jul 20, 2016
ARK Israel Innovative Technology ETFBATS:IZRL24.10USD95,416,2000.49Dec 05, 2017
First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETFXNAS:LEGR48.59USD89,164,5460.65Jan 25, 2018
Invesco Global Clean Energy ETFARCX:PBD11.81USD87,111,6750.75Jun 13, 2007
SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETFARCX:XHS100.73USD79,450,0000.35Sep 28, 2011
SPDR S&P Kensho Future Security ETF ARCX:FITE70.80USD79,270,0000.45Dec 26, 2017
VanEck Environmental Services ETFARCX:EVX176.06USD77,614,9650.55Oct 16, 2006
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Communication Services ETFARCX:RSPC35.00USD55,562,5550.40Nov 07, 2018
Investment Managers Series Trust II AXS Real Estate Income ETFARCX:RINC22.03USD42,780,5290.89Aug 28, 2023
Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares ETFXNYS:RETL9.74USD39,300,0750.97Jul 14, 2010
Pacer CFRA-Stovall Equal Weight Seasonal Rotation ETFARCX:SZNE38.27USD37,720,0000.60Aug 02, 2018
SPDR S&P Kensho Smart Mobility ETFARCX:HAIL29.13USD26,610,0000.45Dec 26, 2017
Direxion Work From Home ETFARCX:WFH68.46USD24,844,4520.45Jun 25, 2020
The RBB Fund, Inc. F/m 3-Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFARCX:ZTRE50.41USD22,217,9440.15Jan 19, 2024
Arrow Dow Jones Global Yield ETF ETFXNYS:GYLD12.50USD22,190,6440.75May 08, 2012
Virtus LifeSci Biotech Products ETFARCX:BBP63.54USD20,884,7380.79Dec 17, 2014
SPDR S&P Kensho Final Frontiers ETFARCX:ROKT61.09USD20,040,0000.45Oct 22, 2018
MicroSectors FANG & Innovation -3x Inverse Leveraged ETNARCX:BERZ11.42USD17,770,4170.95Aug 18, 2021
KraneShares Emerging Markets Consumer Technology Index ETFARCX:KEMQ17.21USD16,266,6800.50Oct 12, 2017
The RBB Fund, Inc. F/m 10-Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFARCX:ZTEN49.53USD16,209,2290.15Jan 19, 2024
Direxion Daily Pharmaceutical & Medical Bull 3X SharesARCX:PILL8.02USD15,634,8071.01Nov 15, 2017
Range Cancer Therapeutics ETFXNAS:CNCR12.42USD12,734,3730.79Oct 14, 2015
Invesco Alerian Galaxy Crypto Economy ETFBATS:SATO22.36USD11,800,5230.60Oct 07, 2021
SPDR S&P Kensho Intelligent Structures ETF ARCX:SIMS35.07USD11,610,0000.45Dec 26, 2017
SYNTAX STRATIFIED MIDCAP ETFARCX:SMDY44.16USD11,572,0000.35Jan 17, 2020
ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Equal Weight ETFARCX:BETE85.59USD11,223,7580.95Oct 02, 2023
Virtus LifeSci Biotech Clinical Trials ETFARCX:BBC22.97USD10,385,3030.79Dec 17, 2014
The RBB Fund, Inc. F/m 2-Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFARCX:ZTWO50.40USD10,076,8690.15Jan 19, 2024
Bitwise Trendwise BTC/ETH and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETFARCX:BTOP32.23USD9,466,9880.90Oct 02, 2023
First Trust Alerian US NextGen Infrastructure ETFARCX:RBLD70.53USD9,264,8740.65Oct 17, 2008
WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy FundARCX:CEW17.41USD7,216,1200.55Jun 02, 2009
ProShares Trust ProShares Metaverse ETFARCX:VERS55.06USD6,018,0840.58Mar 17, 2022
First Trust S-Network E-Commerce ETFXNAS:ISHP36.55USD4,411,1090.60Oct 11, 2016
Invesco Alerian Galaxy Blockchain Users and Decentralized Commerce ETFBATS:BLKC25.47USD4,202,5780.60Oct 07, 2021
ProShares S&P Kensho Cleantech ETFARCX:CTEX22.41USD3,402,7950.58Sep 30, 2021
ProShares Decline of the Retail Store ETFARCX:EMTY12.74USD3,379,5900.65Nov 16, 2017
First Trust Indxx Medical Devices ETFBATS:MDEV22.03USD3,097,0910.70Jun 24, 2021
ProShares Ultra Cloud ComputingXNAS:SKYU40.46USD2,664,9220.95Jan 21, 2021
WisdomTree BioRevolution FundBATS:WDNA15.11USD2,402,8050.45Jun 03, 2021
ProShares S&P Kensho Smart Factories ETFARCX:MAKX43.68USD1,060,4080.58Sep 30, 2021
Themes Robotics & Automation ETFXNAS:BOTT29.71USD540,1980.35
Themes European Luxury ETFXNAS:FINE23.60USD433,3040.35Dec 09, 2016
Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bear 2X SharesXNYS:DRIPUSD
Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bear 3X SharesXNYS:LABDUSD
MicroSectors FANG Index 3X Leveraged ETNs due January 8, 2038ARCX:FNGU673.51USD
WisdomTree 1-3 Year Laddered Treasury FundXNAS:USSH50.36USD
WisdomTree 7-10 Year Laddered Treasury FundXNAS:USIN48.74USD
MicroSectors FANG Index -3X Inverse Leveraged ETNs due January 8, 2038ARCX:FNGD11.49USD
Exchange Listed Funds Trust Stratified LargeCap Index ETFARCX:SSPY80.99USD