From Bryce Coward, CFA: The Consumer Staples sector is often viewed as a safe haven; a sector that, because of its inherent cash flow stability, market participants can turn to as a place of refuge when things get shaky.
NYSE:XLP November 3, 2017 6:16am
Why The Consumer Staples Sector Is Not A Good Place To Hide (XLP)
Is The Consumer Staples ETF (XLP) Rally In Jeopardy?
From Dana Lyons: A popular Consumer Staples fund is testing its bull market uptrend.
NYSE:XLP October 11, 2017 6:26am
The Most And Least Expensive Global Sectors (XLP)
From Bryce Coward, CFA: To say that value is difficult to find in the global equity markets would be an understatement. In fact, when we look at all 44 of the developed market regions and region/sectors, what we find is…
NYSE:XLP June 21, 2017 6:47am
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Fund Managers Appear To Be Hedging Their XLP Exposure
Today in our ETF/Index options recap we speak about some downside put activity in the out-performing XLP (SPDR Consumer Staples Select Sector, Expense Ratio 0.14%, $9.2 billion in AUM), which has outpaced the S&P 500 by nearly 200 basis points…
NYSE:XLP June 6, 2017 12:45pm
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Trump’s New Policies Could Spell Trouble For These Sector ETFs
From Zacks: President Donald Trump gave a lot to U.S. stocks since election in terms of Trump rally and took the Dow Jones Industrial Average to the 20,000 mark for the first time in history.
NYSE:XLP January 31, 2017 7:02am
Procter & Gamble’s Blockbuster Earnings Bode Well For Consumer Staples ETF
From Zacks: One of the most famous names in the consumer products world – Procter & Gamble (PG – Free Report) – gave investors sweet surprises on January 20, 2017 by beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate for both earnings and…
NYSE:XLP January 25, 2017 7:46am
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Consumer Staples A Must-Own Amid A New Administration
From Marshall Hargrave: A new president for the next four years can create some uncertainty. If you look back over the last 180 years or so and the numerous presidential elections, it turns out that recessions and bear markets tend…
NYSE:XLP January 18, 2017 6:53am
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Tobacco Merger News Boosting Consumer Staples ETF
Today brings news of multiple potential tobacco mega mergers, which placed attention to a handful of major consumer-focused exchange traded funds with large tobacco exposure.
NYSE:XLP October 21, 2016 3:52pm
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Philip Morris International Inc., Archer Daniels Midland Company: Top Consumer Staples Value Picks
NYSE:PM, NYSE:WMT, NYSE:ADM
NYSE:XLP May 13, 2015 12:05pm
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The Best Consumer Staples Funds To Buy Now [Consumer Staples Select Sect. SPDR (ETF)]
NYSEARCA:XLP
NYSE:VDC February 12, 2015 5:23pm
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McDonald’s Corporation(NYSE:MCD) Awful November Results Set Stock Up For Worst Day Of 2014
NYSE:MCD
ETF BASIC NEWS December 8, 2014 4:51pm
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Between Amazon and Walmart: Walmart Is The Winner [Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Amazon.com, Inc.]
NYSE:WMT, NASDAQ:AMZN
NYSE:XRT May 7, 2014 10:58am
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Consumer ETFs Get A Boost On Strong Beverage Stock Earnings [PepsiCo, Inc., The Coca-Cola Company]
NYSE:PEP, NYSE:KO, NYSEARCA:XLP
NYSE:IYK April 22, 2014 5:14pm
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Quick Investor Guide To Consumer Staples ETFs [Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF, Consumer Staples Select Sect. SPDR (ETF)]
NYSEARCA:XLP, NYSEARCA:VDC, NYSEARCA:FXG
NYSE:FXG March 17, 2014 4:27pm
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An ETF To Boost Your Portfolio Whatever The Weather [Utilities SPDR (ETF), Consumer Discretionary SPDR (ETF)]
NYSEARCA:XLU, NYSEARCA:XLY
NYSE:XLU March 7, 2014 1:21pm
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