Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF · Financial Services
Tracks the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Consumer Staples 25/50 Index.
Financial Services
Asset Management
2013-10-24
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Looking for broad exposure to the Consumer Staples - Broad segment of the equity market? You should consider the Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (FSTA), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on October 21, 2013.

FSTA charges a much lower expense ratio and is significantly larger than RSPS RSPS offers a higher dividend yield, while FSTA has delivered stronger recent returns and shallower drawdowns FSTA holds over 100 stocks with a heavy tilt to mega-cap staples, while RSPS equally weights just 35 stocks in the sector

FSTA charges a much lower expense ratio and sports a higher dividend yield than PBJ. PBJ delivered a stronger one-year return, while FSTA has a slightly deeper five-year max drawdown.

VDC and FSTA track nearly identical portfolios of U.S. consumer staples stocks, with similar sector weights and top holdings. FSTA offers a similar expense ratio and dividend yield to VDC, but VDC has far greater assets under management.

FSTA charges a much lower expense ratio but offers a slightly smaller dividend yield than IYK. FSTA delivered stronger 1-year and 5-year total returns, though it experienced a marginally deeper drawdown.

FSTA offers a much lower expense ratio and greater diversification than FTXG. FSTA has posted stronger recent returns and a shallower five-year drawdown.