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The State Street Consumer Staples ETF Offers Sharper Focus and Lower Costs Than The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF
The Motley Fool· 2025-12-01 18:26
Expense ratios, sector focus, and portfolio makeup set these two consumer staples ETFs apart for investors seeking the right fit.The main differences between the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP +0.18%) (XLP) and iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK 0.09%) (IYK) come down to cost, sector purity, and size, with XLP offering lower expenses, higher liquidity, and a sharper focus on consumer staples.Both ETFs target U.S. consumer staples stocks, but the comparison between XLP and IYK re ...
Which Consumer Staples ETF Reigns Supreme: VDC or FSTA?
Yahoo Finance· 2025-12-01 17:28
Key Points VDC has a much larger asset base than FSTA. Both ETFs charge nearly identical expense ratios and offer similar dividend yields. Performance and sector exposures are extremely similar, with only minor differences in top holdings. These 10 stocks could mint the next wave of millionaires › Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEMKT:VDC) and Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEMKT:FSTA) They look almost interchangeable in terms of cost, yield, and sector exposure, but VDC stands out for its ...
Warren Buffett Has $65.8 Billion Invested in These 4 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks. Here's the Best of the Bunch.
The Motley Fool· 2025-07-14 10:15
The only two direct AI investments held in Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio are Apple and Amazon (AMZN 1.26%). Despite trimming his exposure to the iPhone maker considerably over the past year, Apple remains Berkshire's largest position -- currently worth about $63.6 billion. Amazon is a considerably smaller position, worth roughly $2.2 billion at current market prices. Buffett is not known as a technology investor, but even his portfolio has some exposure to the artificial intelligence (AI) megatrend. Warren ...