October 6, 20170Comments

Consumer Staples Sector 4Q17: Best and Worst

The Consumer Staples sector ranks first out of the 11 sectors as detailed in our 4Q17 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Very Attractive rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

July 13, 20170Comments

Consumer Staples Sector 3Q17: Best and Worst

The Consumer Staples sector ranks first out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 3Q17 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Very Attractive rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

April 5, 20170Comments

Consumer Staples Sector 2Q17: Best and Worst

The Consumer Staples sector ranks first out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 2Q17 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Attractive rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

April 4, 20170Comments

Sector Ratings For ETFs & Mutual Funds: 2Q17

At the beginning of the second quarter of 2017, only the Consumer Staples and Industrials sectors earn an Attractive-or-better rating. Our sector ratings are based on the aggregation of our fund ratings for every ETF and mutual fund in each sector.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 6, 20160Comments

Consumer Staples Sector 4Q16: Best and Worst

The Consumer Staples sector ranks first out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 4Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Attractive rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

July 12, 20160Comments

Consumer Staples Sector 3Q16: Best and Worst

The Consumer Staples sector ranks first out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 3Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

April 19, 20160Comments

The Best and Worst of the Consumer Staples Sector 2Q16

The Consumer Staples sector ranks third out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 2Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 14, 20160Comments

The Best and Worst of the Consumer Staples Sector 1Q16

The Consumer Staples sector ranks first out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 1Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Attractive rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 2, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Consumer Staples Sector 4Q15

The Consumer Staples sector ranks first out of the 10 sectors as detailed in our 4Q15 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Attractive rating.

by Blaine Skaggs

October 1, 20152Comments

4Q15 Sector Ratings for ETFs & Mutual Funds

At the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2015, only the Consumer Staples sector earns an Attractive-or-better rating. Our sector ratings are based on the aggregation of our fund ratings for every ETF and mutual fund in each sector.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

July 8, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Consumer Staples Sector

The Consumer Staples sector ranks first out of the 10 sectors as detailed in our 3Q15 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Attractive rating.

by Max Lee

April 21, 20150Comments

Take a Serious Look at These Consumer Staples Stocks

2Q15 Sector Analysis The Consumer Staples sector ranks first out of the 10 sectors as detailed in our Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Very Attractive

by Andre Rouillard

April 6, 20150Comments

2Q15 Sector Ratings for ETFs & Mutual Funds

At the beginning of the second quarter of 2015, only the Consumer Staples sector earns an Attractive-or-better rating. Sector ratings are based on the aggregation of our fund ratings for every ETF and mutual fund in each sector.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 23, 20150Comments

How to Use Sector Analysis to Strengthen Your Portfolio

At the beginning of each quarter, we rank each sector from best to worst. These rankings are forward looking and are indicative of how each sector should perform going forward.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 15, 20150Comments

The Stocks Should Be a Staple In Your Porftolio

The Consumer Staples sector ranks first out of the 10 sectors for the first quarter of 2015 and receives our Very Attractive rating. The Consumer Discretionary sector as a whole outperformed the S&P 500 in 2014, rising 15% to the S&P’s 12%

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 8, 20140Comments

ETF & Mutual Fund Rankings: Consumer Staples Sector

The Consumer Staples sector ranks first out of the 10 sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

July 17, 20140Comments

Consumer Staples Sector

The Consumer Staples sector ranks first out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Very Attractive rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 10 ETFs and 15 mutual funds in the Consumer Staples sector as of July 17, 2014.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

May 1, 20130Comments

2Q Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds—by Sector—Recap

This article provides quick access to all our 2Q reports on sector funds.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

April 4, 20130Comments

ETF Pair Trade to Maximize Gains in the Consumer Staples Sector

The consumer staples sector may be a less volatile sector than most, but that does not mean it is immune to market volatility. Buying XLP and shorting PSCC (or PBJ) puts investors in a position to profit no matter which way the sector goes.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

February 3, 20112Comments

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly In Consumer Staples ETFs

If you want to be in a sector ETF, the Consumer Staples Sector is the only place to shop. However, not all ETFs are made the same. Despite the predominance of Attractive-rated stocks in the Consumer Staples Sector, there are still ETFs that investors should be careful to avoid.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

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