The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF (RSPD) made its debut on 11/01/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Consumer Discretionary ETFs category of the market.
What Are Smart Beta ETFs?
For a long time now, the ETF industry has been flooded with products based on market capitalization weighted indexes, which are designed to represent the broader market or a particular market segment.
Because market cap weighted indexes provide a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, they work well for investors who believe in market efficiency.
There are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.
Based on specific fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such, these indexes attempt to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance.
The smart beta space gives investors many different choices, from equal-weighting, one of the simplest strategies, to more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting. However, not all of these methodologies have been able to deliver remarkable returns.
Fund Sponsor & Index
RSPD is managed by Invesco, and this fund has amassed over $216.41 million, which makes it one of the average sized ETFs in the Consumer Discretionary ETFs. Before fees and expenses, RSPD seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 EQL WEIGHT CONS DISCRETIONARY ID.
The S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary Index equally weights stocks in the consumer discretionary sector of the S&P 500 Index.
Cost & Other Expenses
Cost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins if all other fundamentals are the same.
Annual operating expenses for RSPD are 0.40%, which makes it on par with most peer products in the space.
RSPD's 12-month trailing dividend yield is 0.70%.
Sector Exposure and Top Holdings
ETFs offer diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk, but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.
For RSPD, it has heaviest allocation in the Consumer Discretionary sector --about 100% of the portfolio.
When you look at individual holdings, Tesla Inc (TSLA) accounts for about 2.77% of the fund's total assets, followed by General Motors Co (GM) and Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS).
The top 10 holdings account for about 23.82% of total assets under management.
Performance and Risk
Year-to-date, the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF has gained about 7.31% so far, and is up about 2.91% over the last 12 months (as of 12/11/2025). RSPD has traded between $44.09 $59.42 in this past 52-week period.
RSPD has a beta of 1.18 and standard deviation of 18.89% for the trailing three-year period. With about 52 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk .
Alternatives
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Consumer Discretionary ETFs segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Consumer Discretionary 25/50 Index and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) tracks Consumer Discretionary Select Sector Index. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has $6.39 billion in assets, Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF has $23.83 billion. VCR has an expense ratio of 0.09% and XLY changes 0.08%.
Investors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Consumer Discretionary ETFs
Bottom Line
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