12 U.S. Sector ETFs to Play in Case of an Escalating Trade War

To access the consumer sectors, investors can look to retail ETFs like the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEArca: XRT) and Invesco Dynamic Retail Portfolio (NYSEArca: PMR).

Financial sector-specific ETF plays include options like the Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLF), Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF (NYSEArca: FNCL), iShares U.S. Financials ETF (NYSEArca: IYF) and Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEArca: VFH).

Lastly, the Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF (NYSEArca: FHLC), Health Care Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLV) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEArca: VHT) provide broad exposure to the healthcare segment.

“The most domestic-facing stocks typically outperform as US growth strengthens relative to the rest of the world. The recent trend of stronger US GDP growth has helped domestic-facing stocks outperform foreign-facing stocks,” the Goldman Sachs analysts added.

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