Investors’ recent money moves show a preference for quality over momentum within the S&P 500

Investors’ recent money moves show a preference for quality over momentum within the S&P 500 Investors’ recent money moves show a preference for quality over momentum within the S&P 500 Investors have been steadily pouring money into the Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF this year The AI buildout is not the only thing investors cite as they move toward quality, according to Rene Reyna, Invesco’s head of ETF strategy. /iStockphoto In a sign that investors are feeling anxious about the outlook for the stock market, they have recently shown a clear preference for “quality” shares, which tend to fare best during periods of broad market declines, over the previously highflying momentum stocks. The S&P 500 is weighted by companies’ market value, which means shares of companies with higher market capitalizations have more influence than those with lower market caps. There are various ways to invest along with the index or to try to outperform it by applying factors to hold subsets of the S&P 500.

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