Which is the Better Consumer Staples ETF?
Yahoo Finance·2026-02-09 16:07

The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEARCA:XLP) and the Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (NYSEARCA:FSTA) both target U.S. consumer staples, but XLP is much larger and pays a higher yield, while FSTA offers broader diversification and slightly lower volatility. Both XLP and FSTA are designed to give investors exposure to the U.S. consumer staples sector, focusing on companies that provide essential products like food, household goods, and personal care items. This comparison ...