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Opinions Rob Sechan, Managing Partner, New Edge Capital
SPDR Utilities E.T.F.XLUBUYAug 26, 2026
$43.50
Stock price when the opinion was issued
$43.07
As of Aug 27, 2026. Market Open.
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(A Top Pick Apr 19/22, Down 9%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with XLU has triggered its stop at $68. To remain disciplined we recommend covering the position at this time. This will result in a net investment gain of 2%, when combined with previous buy recommendations.
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Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly We again reiterate this ultra low-MER US utilities based ETF as a defensive TOP PICK. Utilities are better able to pass along the impact of rising interest rates and inflation along to customers within its rate base. We recommend trailing up the stop (from $64) to $68. Yield 2.64%
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Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O’Reilly This US utilities based ETF is a defensive holding that provides a good yield and it is reiterated as a TOP PICK. This holding helps mitigate the impact of rising interest rates and inflation on a portfolio as these factors are generally passed along to customers. We recommend trailing up the stop (from $58) to $64. Yield 2.66%
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Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly We reiterate XLU, a US-based utilities ETF, as a defensive holding that provides a solid yield. This can act as a hedge against investor equity holding in case of a broad market retracement. A good place to be during this uncertainty in Europe. We recommend trailing up the stop (from $54) to $58. Yield 2.98%
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Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Thus utilities based ETF is a defensive holding that provides a solid yield. This can act as a hedge against investor equity holding in case of a broad market retracement. Utility holdings also benefit during a prolonged low interest rate environment. We would trade this with a $54 stop-loss.
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Utilities. He thinks rates are going higher but less so now. They are not as big a headwind as they could have been. The top three names are renewables. You have better predictability of revenue, which is good in a downturn. They are definitely defensive.
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He was early in utilities and they're now up a lot. This is an opportunity. The bottleneck is energy within the data centre build-out. There's still a lot of room to grow.