Launched on November 1, 2006, the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF (RSPT) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.
While an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.
Sector ETFs are also funds of convenience, offering many ways to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Technology - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 1, placing it in top 6%.
Index Details
The fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $5.87 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market. RSPT seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 EQUAL WEIGHT INFO TECH INDEX before fees and expenses.
The S&P 500 Equal Weight Information Technology Index equally weights stocks in the information technology sector of the S&P 500 Index.
Costs
Cost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.
Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.4%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.
It has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.18%.
Sector Exposure and Top Holdings
Even though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.
This ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector -- about 100% of the portfolio.
Looking at individual holdings, Ciena Corp (CIEN) accounts for about 1.92% of total assets, followed by Lumentum Holdings Inc (LITE) and Seagate Technology Holdings Plc (STX).The top 10 holdings account for about 16.73% of total assets under management.
Performance and Risk
The ETF has gained about 47.26% and is up about 75.24% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 06/04/2026), respectively. RSPT has traded between $38.28 and $67.49 during this last 52-week period.
The ETF has a beta of 1.33 and standard deviation of 22.34% for the trailing three-year period. With about 76 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.
Alternatives
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 1 (Strong Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, RSPT is an outstanding option for investors seeking exposure to the Technology ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index and the Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares (VGT) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF has $128.76 billion in assets, Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares has $150.45 billion. XLK has an expense ratio of 0.08%, and VGT charges 0.09%.
Bottom Line
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