Stock price when the opinion was issued
XLI charges only 10 basis points, pays a small 1.58% dividend yield, but it holds some heavy hitters: Honeywell, UPS, Union Pacific, Boeing, Raytheon and Caterpillar in that order. Yes, GE also sits in this basket, but so do Lockheed Martin and Deere. The biggest holding, Honeywell, has exposure to defense, but more so automation in manufacturing, a growing area and one that’s needed in the current labour shortage. Read: Canadian Tire, Savaria & XLI
Broadly speaking, likes industrials. Top names here: CAT, RTX, GE, UBER, UNP. BA would be in the top 10, but #10 at this point. In general, infrastructure spend will be higher. Overall US economy is not going into recession, so some of these names are undervalued. This sector has room to catch up to technology. Brand-new 52-week high today.
Makes a lot of sense. Also consider PAVE.
Industrial US ETF? In the US industrial sector he sees it as being a tough place to be lately. He would look at some of the BMO family of ETFs. You have to be careful that you are not too concentrated (ie. Boeing). He has owned XLI. He has a neutral view on the space and would probably wait.