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The Fund is an actively managed exchange traded fund (ETF) that normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities. The Fund defines equity securities to include investments in other investment companies, such as ETFs, that invest primarily in equity securities. The Fund employs a contrarian strategy seeking to buy underperforming asset classes and/or factors and sell outperforming asset classes and/or factors based on quantitative research. The primary equity style exposure and factors are large cap growth, large cap value, small cap growth, small cap value, and emerging market equities. The weightings to these equity style exposures represented by equity securities, are determined using proprietary quantitative methodologies that include statistical skew. Skew or skewness measures the asymmetry of a return distribution between different constituents in a group. Measuring the skewness allows the Adviser to take five groups of stocks (Large Cap Growth, Large Cap Value, Small Cap Growth, Small Cap Value and Emerging Markets) and determine the relative weightings of each of these five groups based on how recent returns of such group fits into its historical distribution of returns. This measure of skewness generally leads to security groups that have recently outperformed to have reduced exposure and security groups that have recently underperformed to have increased exposure at each re-balance. The Fund will invest in equity securities with a market capitalization of at least $1 billion.

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Spectrum AI shares are trading higher after the company provided updates on operating results and anticipates annual revenue exceeding its guidance estimate.

Susquehanna analyst Mehdi Hosseini maintains Seagate Tech Hldgs (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/STX#NASDAQ">STX</a>) with a Negative and raises the price target from $65 to $68.

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Susquehanna Maintains Negative on Seagate Tech Hldgs, Raises Price Target to $68

Textron Inc&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TXT#NYSE">TXT</a>) shares are trading lower after the company <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/01/b43122702/textron-reports-fourth-quarter-2024-results-announces-2025-financial-outlook" rel="noreferrer noopener">reported&nbsp;fourth-quarter&nbsp;results</a>.
Sales grew to&nbsp;$3.613 billion, missing the consensus of&nbsp;$3.81 billion, although adjusted EPS of&nbsp;$1.34 was <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/earnings" rel="noreferrer noopener">in line with the consensus</a>.
Textron Aviation&#8217;s revenues stood at&nbsp;$1.3&nbsp;billion, down&nbsp;$242&nbsp;million&nbsp;year-over-year on lower volume and mix of&nbsp;$282&nbsp;million. Textron Aviation&#8217;s backlog came in at&nbsp;$7.8&nbsp;billion.&nbsp;
Bell revenues stood at $1.1 billion, up&nbsp;$58&nbsp;million&nbsp;Y/Y, on higher military and support program revenues of $67 million mainly led by higher volume on the FLRAA program. Bell backlog stood at&nbsp;$7.5 billion.
Industrial revenues stood at&nbsp;$869&nbsp;million&nbsp;(down $92 million&nbsp;Y/Y), owing to lower volume.
For FY24, the operating cash flow of the manufacturing group was&nbsp;$1.0 billion. As of December 28, cash and cash equivalents stood at&nbsp;$1.39 billion.
In the fourth quarter, Textron repurchased shares worth $232 million, resulting in 2024 share repurchases of $1.1 billion.
In December, Textron disclosed a strategic review of its powersports product line within the Industrial segment, leading to the indefinite suspension of production.
Related: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com//node/42558931" rel="noreferrer noopener">Textron Hits The Brakes On Powersports: Strategic Shift Amid Soft Demand</a>
Consequently, the company recorded total pre-tax special charges of $53 million and a $38 million inventory valuation charge in the fourth quarter to write down powersports-related inventory.
FY25&nbsp;Outlook:&nbsp;Textron expects GAAP EPS from continuing operations of&nbsp;$5.19-$5.39&nbsp;or&nbsp;$6.00 -$6.20&nbsp;on an adjusted basis (vs. consensus of&nbsp;$6.42) and revenue of&nbsp;$14.7 billion<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/calendars/guidance" rel="noreferrer noopener"> (vs.&nbsp;$14.757 billion&nbsp;estimate)</a>.
Textron projects cash flow from continuing operations of the manufacturing group of&nbsp;$1.2 billion and $1.3 billion.
Scott C. Donnelly, Chairman and CEO, said, &#8220;While a work stoppage at Textron Aviation impacted our 2024 financial results, we saw strong order activity, aftermarket growth, and continued new product development activities with the announcement of the Gen3 family of light jets.&#8221;
&#8220;2024 was a challenging year with a strike at Aviation and difficult end markets in our Industrial segment. Our 2025 outlook of higher revenue and margin reflects a stabilized production line with improved productivity at Textron Aviation, growth across our aerospace and defense businesses driven by new product development, and an improved cost structure at our Industrial segment,&#8221;&nbsp;Donnelly concluded.
Investors can gain exposure to the stock via First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund First Trust Indxx Aerospace &amp; Defense ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MISL#NYSE">MISL</a>) and iShares U.S. Aerospace &amp; Defense ETF (BATS:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ITA#BATS">ITA</a>).
Price Action:&nbsp;TXT shares are down 3.63% at $78.25&nbsp;premarket at the last check Wednesday.
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Textron Reports Mixed Q4, Faces Challenges In Aviation And Industrial Segments

OKYO

OKYO Pharma shares are trading higher after the company announced it received $1.4 million in non-dilute funding.

Barclays analyst Matt Miksic maintains Alphatec Holdings (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ATEC#NASDAQ">ATEC</a>) with a Overweight and raises the price target from $20 to $21.

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Barclays Maintains Overweight on Alphatec Holdings, Raises Price Target to $21

Roth MKM analyst Rohit Kulkarni downgrades Reddit (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RDDT#NYSE">RDDT</a>) from Buy to Neutral and raises the price target from $116 to $195.

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Roth MKM Downgrades Reddit to Neutral, Raises Price Target to $195

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Vincerx Pharma shares are trading lower after the company announced it may offer and sell $30 million worth of common stock.

<a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=QXq3KhPK_8AZgZP0kL1zm4OuPOBpEPdgK_fp2s7wK5bnwXPy3dRd5xP7xTL19DpM477m4sv30hFbPEa6vL3ajvbyFFCBQDbji-UXrcFNXR8=">KULR Technology Group, Inc.</a> (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KULR#NYSE">KULR</a>) (the "Company" or "KULR"), a global leader in carbon-based thermal management and battery safety solutions, has announced an innovative collaboration with the prestigious Scripps Research Institute's Baran Lab. Together, the teams have developed a groundbreaking pyrolytic carbon (PC) electrode material, poised to transform synthetic organic electrochemistry.
The jointly developed electrode is a low-cost, robust, and versatile alternative to traditional amorphous carbon materials such as reticulated vitreous carbon (RVC) and glassy carbon (GC). With unparalleled mechanical strength and reactivity comparable to RVC and GC, this novel PC material overcomes the limitations of cost and scalability that have historically constrained large-scale synthetic organic applications.
Key Advancements:
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<li>Affordable and Scalable: The pyrolytic carbon electrodes are produced using a proprietary chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process, significantly reducing manufacturing costs and making large-scale synthesis feasible.</li>
<li>Versatile Applications: The material performs exceptionally well across a range of electrochemical reactions, including rapid alternating polarity (rAP) Kolbe couplings, which are essential for high-value chemical production.</li>
<li>Durability and Recyclability: Unlike fragile RVC electrodes, PC electrodes are mechanically robust, enabling simple cleaning and reusability without degradation.</li>
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KULR

KULR Technology Group And Scripps Research Institute's Baran Lab Develop Cost-Effective Pyrolytic Carbon Electrode For Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry; Enhances Scalability, Versatility In Reactions, And Durability With Proprietary Chemical Vapor Deposition Process

Barclays analyst Kannan Venkateshwar downgrades Rogers Communications (TSX:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RCI#TSX">RCI</a>) from Overweight to Equal-Weight and lowers the price target from C$63 to C$39.

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Barclays Downgrades Rogers Communications to Equal-Weight, Lowers Price Target to C$39

Xilio Therapeutics shares are trading lower after the company reported initial data from its ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating vilastobart in combination with atezolizumab.

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Rezolve AI Shares Trading Higher; Co Issues Press Release Celebrating Stargate AI Initiative

HUSA

Houston American Energy shares are trading lower after the company announced a $4.42 million registered direct offering.

GE Aerospace (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GE#NYSE">GE</a>) will release its fourth-quarter financial results before the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/GE/earnings">opening bell on Thursday, Jan. 23</a>.
Analysts expect the Ohio-based company to report quarterly earnings at $1.04 per share, up from $1.03 per share in the year-ago period. GE Aerospace projects quarterly revenue of $9.47 billion, compared to $19.42 billion a year earlier, according to data from <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a>.
On Jan. 2, Deutsche Bank analyst Scott Deuschle maintained GE Aero with a Buy rating and lowered the price target from $235 to $228.
With the recent buzz around GE Aerospace, some investors may be eyeing potential gains from the company's dividends. As of now, GE Aerospace offers an annual dividend yield of 0.60%, which is a quarterly dividend amount of 28 cents per share ($1.12 a year).
To figure out how to earn $500 monthly from GE Aerospace, we start with the yearly target of $6,000 ($500 x 12 months).
Next, we take this amount and divide it by GE Aerospace's $1.12 dividend: $6,000 / $1.12 = 3,000 shares.
So, an investor would need to own approximately $1,004,438 worth of GE Aerospace, or 5,357 shares to generate a monthly dividend income of $500.
Assuming a more conservative goal of $100 monthly ($1,200 annually), we do the same calculation: $1,200 / $1.12 = 1,071 shares, or $200,813 to generate a monthly dividend income of $100.
Note that dividend yield can change on a rolling basis, as the dividend payment and the stock price both fluctuate over time.
The dividend yield is calculated by dividing the annual dividend payment by the current stock price. As the stock price changes, the dividend yield will also change.
For example, if a stock pays an annual dividend of $2 and its current price is $50, its dividend yield would be 4%. However, if the stock price increases to $60, the dividend yield would decrease to 3.33% ($2/$60).
Conversely, if the stock price decreases to $40, the dividend yield would increase to 5% ($2/$40).
Further, the dividend payment itself can also change over time, which can also impact the dividend yield. If a company increases its dividend payment, the dividend yield will increase even if the stock price remains the same. Similarly, if a company decreases its dividend payment, the dividend yield will decrease.
GE Price Action: Shares of GE Aerospace gained by 2.5% to close at $187.50 on Tuesday.
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USEG

U.S. Energy Corp shares are trading higher. The company announced a public offering of 4,236,000 shares.

Barclays analyst Kannan Venkateshwar downgrades BCE (TSX:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BCE#TSX">BCE</a>) from Equal-Weight to Underweight and lowers the price target from C$41 to C$30.

TSX:BCE

Barclays Downgrades BCE to Underweight, Lowers Price Target to C$30

LSTA

Lisata Therapeutics shares are trading lower after the company announced preliminary cohort data from its Phase 2 Ascend trial.

HPAI

Helport AI Partners With LendSure To Boost Loan Officer Productivity, Reduce Overhead Costs, And Lower Mortgage Expenses For Borrowers; Aims For Industry-Wide Transformation Through AI Integration

HEPA

Hepion Pharmaceuticals shares are trading lower after the company announced a $9 million public offering.

BLBX

Blackboxstocks shares are trading higher after the company announced a $250K securities purchase agreement and is anticipating a potential merger.

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