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The Consumer Staples Select Sector Spdr Fund ETF News

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State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF charges a much lower expense ratio and claims higher assets under management than iShares US Consumer Staples ETF. The State Street ETF has a sligh
State Street Investment Management (SSIM) has been the investment advisor for the Select Sector SPDR ETFs since 1998. It will now take over the distribution and marketing for these funds.
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1 Sector ETF to Avoid Like the Plague in November

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In theory, this sector ETF should be providing shelter from the storm, but it's not. Making matters worse, it's betraying usually favorable seasonality.
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLP - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday. The stock has a 200-day moving average of $80.

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XLP charges a much lower expense ratio and manages far more assets than RSPS. Both ETFs hold 37 consumer defensive stocks, but XLP's largest positions are more concentrated in major household names.
XLP comes with a much lower expense ratio and a slightly higher yield than IYK. IYK holds more stocks and mixes in some healthcare exposure, while XLP focuses entirely on consumer defensive names.
The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) was launched on December 16, 1998, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Consumer Staples - Broad se
Matt Camuso, Head of ETF Solutions at BNY Investments, says there are $13 trillion of assets in ETFs. That's compared to $5 trillion a year prior.
As market optimism builds, investors may want to fortify portfolios with defensive ETFs like VTV, XLP and QUAL to weather potential volatility.
XLP and FSTA both target U.S. consumer staples. However, XLP offers a higher yield and much greater assets under management.
Investors seeking divdends might be happier with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a larger number of holdings in its portfolio.
For the last few years, consumer staples have badly underperformed growth stocks. A number of low-cost sector ETFs provide an easy way to invest in consumer staples.
The stock market is historically expensive. Even as a recession is more and more plausible in the near future. Fortunately, many defensive dividend payers remain opportunistic.
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