RSP vs. SPY: Does Equal Weight Beat the Cap-Weighted S&P 500?

The choice between the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (NYSEARCA:RSP) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) looks trivial on a fund screener. You have the same 500 companies, both tracking the S&P 500, and both are cheap. The weighting scheme is the entire story, as SPY’s cap-weighted holdings allocate 7.58% of the ... RSP vs. SPY: Does Equal Weight Beat the Cap-Weighted S&P 500?