Q2 Market Review: Equities, Treasuries, Oil, Gold & Crypto
The major averages continued to tack on further gains in the 2nd quarter heading towards what could end up being the 10th…
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Consumer Staples ETFs Don’t Often Do This
Entering Monday, the Consumer Staples Select SPDR (NYSEArca: XLP) was down 8% year-to-date while the S&P 500 was higher by 3.8%. It…
Staples Sector Shows Signs of Potential Rebound
Nearly halfway through 2018, it is fair to say the consume staples sector is disappointing. The Consumer Staples Select SPDR (NYSEArca: XLP),…
Consumer Staples ETFs Could Find Some Relief
The consumer staples sectors is the worst-performing group in the S&P 500 this year. The S&P 500 Consumer Staples Index closed May…
Why You Should Consider Consumer Staples ETFs
Consumer staples stocks and the related exchange traded funds have been struggling this year as highlighted by a year-to-date decline of more…
Consumer Staples ETFs: Why the Struggle is Real
The combination of rising interest rates and a stronger dollar is plaguing some asset classes and sectors. One of the epicenters of…
Time to Nibble at Consumer Staples ETFs?
The consumer staples sector has been a dud for much of 2018 and those struggles are continuing in recent days. For example,…
How to Find the Best Value in Defensive Sectors
Defensive sectors, such as consumer staples and utilities, often trade at valuations that are in excess of broader equity benchmarks. That is…
Ominous Signs for Consumer Staples ETFs
The normally boring, defensive consumer staples sector has been anything but this year. The Consumer Staples Select SPDR (NYSEArca: XLP), the largest…
Consumer Staples ETFs Try to Shake Laggard Ways
Consumer staples stocks and the related exchange traded funds have been anything but safe this year. For example, the Consumer Staples Select…
An Equal Weight Approach to ETF Investing
By Marc Odo, Swan Global Investments In a recent blog post, we made the case for equally weighting the various SPDR sector ETFs to gain our…
A Safe Sector Could be Exciting Into Year-End
The Consumer Staples Select SPDR (NYSEArca: XLP), the largest ETF tracking the consumer staples sector, jumped about 2% and some market observers…
Amid Fears of Rising Rates, Staples ETFs at Risk
With higher beta, cyclical sectors leading U.S. equity markets higher this year, some defensive sectors are lagging. That is the case with…
Lingering Concerns for Consumer Staples ETFs
The Consumer Staples Select SPDR (NYSEArca: XLP), the largest exchange traded fund tracking the consumer staples sector, is up a tidy 6.3%…