iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF News

With the recent inflation data, ebbing rate cut probability, escalating geopolitical tensions and rising U.S. debt levels, the appeal for investing in consumer staple funds increases.

If you're looking for stability and growth in today's volatile market, consider consumer staples stocks with moats. These companies provide essential products people need regardless of economic climat

The tobacco and household product industries show good value scores. Other subsectors are close to their baseline in value and quality. iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF is an alternative to XLP, wi

Some consumer discretionary stocks have performed better than others. Luxury, homebuilding, and travel have been a bright spots.

The tobacco industry is undervalued, but its quality metrics are concerning. Food and personal care are overvalued by more than 20% relative to their historical baseline. KXI, a global alternative to

Inflation is hot across the globe. The Russia-Ukraine war, the supply-chain woes resulting from the pandemic and the resultant rally in commodity prices have amplified inflation.

Consumer Staples is the third-most overvalued sector. No industry is really attractive combining value and quality scores. Nonetheless, staple and food retail is the best-looking one.

For investors seeking momentum, iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF KXI is probably on radar. The fund just hit a 52-week high and is up 21.1% from its 52-week low of $52.79 per share.

This is the second most overvalued sector, and no industry looks really attractive. The most overpriced one is personal care products.

A consumer staple ETF (exchange-traded fund) is an investment fund that tracks a series of stocks in companies that produce essential goods and services. The definition of a "consumer staple" usually

40% of the online merchandise for U.S. retailers is on sale as we enter Black Friday week of 2022. The average percent discount in November is 36.3%; this has come down from the YTD levels of 37.6% an

KXI trades at almost the same multiple as IYK. However, there is more downtrading risk and private label competition in European consumer staples stocks.

Global stocks have been on a wild ride this year due to rising recession risks.

KXI has been very resilient in price, but if a recession hits hard, the same security might not present itself in the fundamentals of the portfolio companies. Downtrading is a real risk for consumer s

The tobacco industry stays on top of the sector regarding valuation and quality scores. Food and staples retail is the most overvalued industry.