Last month we saw strength in utilities, and it is clear from this month's list that
utility stocks continue to hold up well relative to the rest of the equity market.
Not exact matches
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utility stocks advanced as long - term interest rates
continue a two - day decline.
Strategic Dividend Value is hedged at about half the value of its
stock holdings, and Strategic Total Return
continues to hold a duration of just over 3.5 years (meaning that a 100 basis point move in interest rates would be expected to impact Fund value by about 3.5 % on the basis of bond price fluctuations), with less than 10 % of assets in precious metals shares, and about 5 % of assets in
utility shares.
«The Balanced Fund's low carbon intensity
continues to be directly tied to the Fund's avoidance of the Oil and Gas,
Utilities and Basic Resource sectors, as well as
stock selection within the Insurance sector,» Green Century stated in a new report.