"Investors may choose to buy an equal-weight fund as a way to reduce their exposure to the largest companies or boost their positions in smaller stocks in the index. If you're concerned about the level of concentration in the S&P 500, equal-weight funds are a way to manage that risk,†concluded Bankrate. For more news, information, and analysis, visit the ETF Building Blocks Content Hub. EQL isn't about forcing end-users to make a decision between equal-weight and weighting by market capitalization. Rather, ...