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With no changes to any of the Invesco models this week, we look at the Invesco KBW Property & Casualty Insurance ETF (KBWP).

There are no changes to any of the Invesco models this week. Financials have been one of the most reliable areas of relative strength recently as the sector has ranked in the top three in the DALI sector rankings for over a year. Within the broad sector, insurance has been a particular of strength. The Invesco KBW Property & Casualty Insurance ETF (KBWP) saw a relatively modest decline during the March/April pullback. KBWP returned to a buy signal in April and gave a second consecutive buy signal earlier this month. The fund has a strong 5.08 fund score, which is 1.45 points better than the average for all financial services funds, and a positive 1.20 score direction.

KBWP sits in actionable territory, near the middle of its 10-week trading band. The fund has most recently found support at $114, with major support at $110, a level from which KBWP has rallied three times this year. Year-to-date (through 5/23) KBWP has gained 4.89% on a price return basis, outperforming the S&P 500 by more than 5%. The fund also carries a 1.7% yield.

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