Costco

Procter & Gamble

Walmart

Coca-Cola

PepsiCo

Philip Morris

Colgate-Palmolive

Altria

Mondelez

Target

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

XLP tracks a market-cap-weighted index of consumer-staples stocks drawn from the S&P 500.

In “secular” bear markets, staples have historically outperformed much of the broader market, especially tech stocks, and this will likely be the case over the remainder of the 2020s. Staples have also been a relative outperformer during cyclical bear markets, and this will likely be the case over a cyclical downturn that may last another two years.

XLP: Expect Capitulation But Look For Opportunities

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Consumer staples sector-related exchange traded funds have been a small bright spot in the U.S. stock markets this year. Consumer brands like Molson Coors Beverage Co., Hershey Co., and Campbell Soup Co. have all registered double-digit gains in 2022, compared to the S&P 500, which has declined 18% this year, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Consumer Staples Sector ETFs Are Outperforming

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Potential bright spots exist for equity investors—even with a recession expected.

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The yield on the 3-year Treasury yield was higher than the 10-year U.S. treasury yield. As the yield curve inverted, play these sector ETFs.

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iShares Gold Trust

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Let's check out a few safe ETF areas that investors can consider keeping in mind the rising concerns from the high inflation levels amid the war crisis.

5 Defensive ETF Areas to Consider Amid Current Market Meltdown

Amplify Inflation Fighter ETF

Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF

FlexShares Credit-Scored US Long Corporate Bond Index Fund

Invesco Global Listed Private Equity ETF

Virtus WMC International Dividend ETF

The market is rife with high inflation risks and lower growth, meaning a stagflationary scenario for the most developed economies, including the United States.

1970s-Style Stagflation in the Cards? ETF Strategies to Win

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary ETF

First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund

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Invesco DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum ETF

 Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF

VanEck Vectors Retail ETF

iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

SPDR S&P Retail ETF

The broader retail space has been weak relative to the S&P 500 so far this year. On a YTD basis, the VanEck Vectors Retail ETF has underperformed the S&P 500 by 4.5 percentage points, trading down by 18.2% as of today.

Weakness In Retail

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF

iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF

Jumpy market sentiment has led to an increase in investors searching for the best ETFs to buy for safety from further declines. The post 3 Best ETFs to Buy Now for Safety-Seeking Investors appeared first on InvestorPlace.

3 Best ETFs to Buy Now for Safety-Seeking Investors

An ETF double the size of Cathie Wood's ARK Innovation ETF just lost around $1.5 billion in a matter of two days.

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United States Oil Fund LP

Vanguard Utilities ETF

With so much turmoil in the capital markets, investors ought to consider the best ETFs to buy now for safety in their portfolio. The post The 7 Best ETFs to Buy Now if You're Looking for Safety appeared first on InvestorPlace.

The 7 Best ETFs to Buy Now if You're Looking for Safety

Instead of being the safe haven, the consumer staple sector is going through extreme volatility now with its leading stocks facing headwinds. The large correction recently has brought the sector, as represented by the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund, into a reasonable valuation.

Consumer Staples Panic: XLP And Altria In Focus

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Poor earnings from the likes of Walmart and Target dragged the ETF lower.

Safe Haven Consumer Staples ETF Crumbles

MGP Ingredients

New leaders have emerged in what is a transformed market environment relative to recent years.

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Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund

Defensive sector-related exchange traded funds have been a popular play among investors seeking a relatively safe area in which to sit out the global market turmoil. According to Morningstar data, ETFs that track the consumer staples, healthcare, utilities, and real estate sectors, along with those that follow precious metals, Treasuries, and commodities, have attracted a [.

Defensive ETFs Are Turning Heads as Investors Seek Safer Plays

Pacer CFRA-Stovall Equal Weight Seasonal Rotation Index ETF

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Vanguard Real Estate ETF

Stock market volatility remained high in April, leading advisors to look more into defensive sector ETFs. In April, six U.S. sector focused ETFs were among the 20 most viewed tickers on the ETF Database platform.

Getting Defensive, Investors Shift Sector Focus in April

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

With markets under pressure and people opening their statements in disbelief, ETF Trends' head of research, Todd Rosenbluth, has thoughts about the trends investors should be looking for. He went over these thoughts and more on the TD Ameritrade Network with host Nicole Petallides.

TD Ameritrade: Todd Rosenbluth On Investors Rotating Toward Defense

Defensive consumer staple sector-specific exchange traded funds are a bright spot in today's tumultuous markets. The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEArca: XLP) increased 2.3% over the past month and gained 1.1% year-to-date.

Consumer Staples ETFs Are a Bright Spot in a Down Market

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

Chefs' Warehouse

McCormick

Pilgrim's Pride

Sysco

We have narrowed our search to five consumer staples stocks that have solid growth potential for the rest of 2022. These are: PPC, ADM, CHEF, MKC and SYY.

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Energy, utilities and consumer staples have had most of the momentum so far this year. So those are the ETFs to buy on the dip right now.

3 Excellent ETFs to Buy on the Dip

Hormel Foods

Tyson Foods

The consumer staples sector has broken out to new all-time highs, a signal that this move has more room to run.

Stick With These Leaders in This Tough Market Environment

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

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Corporate earnings growth is expected to have decelerated during the first quarter.

Sector ETFs Turn Focus To Earnings Slowdown

The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) hits a new 52-week high. Are more gains in store?

Consumer Staples ETF (XLP) Hits a New 52-Week High

Money has been flowing into the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE: XLP). And that may be a bad sign for the market.

Is This Rally Into The Consumer Staples Select Sector Fund A Bearish Sign?

Defensive sector-related exchange traded funds are holding up much better in these uncertain times. Year-to-date, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEArca: XLU) has increased 6.5%, the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEArca: XLP) has gained 2.7%, and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEArca: XLV) has dipped 4.7%.

Defensive Sector ETFs Shine During Troubled Times

The GICS sector classification system will be making significant changes to its Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples sectors. The Internet & Direct Marketing Retail subsector is being discontinued and alternative subsectors are assigned to stocks currently listed in that sector.

News for Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (XLP)