XLP - Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF

NYSEArca - NYSEArca Delayed Price. Currency in USD
54.43
-0.26 (-0.48%)
At close: 4:00PM EST
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Previous Close54.69
Open54.18
Bid54.36 x 800
Ask54.57 x 3000
Day's Range54.04 - 54.43
52 Week Range48.33 - 57.00
Volume24,758,739
Avg. Volume19,113,816
Net Assets9.88B
NAV54.42
PE Ratio (TTM)N/A
Yield2.90%
YTD Return7.18%
Beta (3Y Monthly)0.58
Expense Ratio (net)0.13%
Inception Date1998-12-16
Trade prices are not sourced from all markets
  • MarketWatch2 days ago

    Coca-Cola raises dividend, sets new stock buyback program

    Coca-Cola Co. said Thursday it will raise its dividend by 2.6% and has set a new program to repurchase up to 150 million shares. The new quarterly dividend of 40 cents a share, up from 39 cents, will be payable April 1 to shareholders of record on March 15. The beverage giant's stock rose 0.8% in morning trade. At current prices, the new annual dividend rate implies a dividend yield of 3.52%, compared with the yield for the SPDR Consumer Staples Select Sector ETF of 2.83% and the implied yield for the Dow Jones Industrial Average of 2.09%, according to FactSet. Coke said the new buyback program will go into effect when the current program for 500 million shares, announced in October 2012, is completed. The new program would represent about 3.5% of the shares outstanding. Coke's stock has lost 6.7% over the past three months, while the consumer staples ETF has slipped 0.1% and the Dow has gained 5.7%.

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    Analysts Weigh In on Activision Blizzard after Q4 Earnings

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  • MarketWatch3 days ago

    Altria's stock jumps toward 2-month high after Wells Fargo's bullish call post CAGNY

    Share of Altria Group Inc. jumped 3.3% toward a 2-month high in afternoon trade Wednesday, and have recovered nearly everything they lost since announcing a $12.8 billion stake in e-vapor company Juul Labs Inc. Analyst Bonnie Herzog at Wells Fargo said she is "incrementally more confident" in Altria's strategy of maximizing returns on its core brands, including Marlboro, while pursuing new avenues of growth in e-vapor and cannabis, through its $1.8 billion investment in Cronos Group Inc. , following the company's presentation at the Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) conference. She reiterated her outperform rating and $65 stock price target. The stock closed at $51.40 on Dec. 19, just before Altria announced is Juul investment, then fell to a more than 5-year low of $43.33 on Jan. 24. Since then, the stock has soared 17%. in comparison, the SPDR Consumer Staple Select Sector ETF has advanced 5.2% since Jan. 24 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained 5.7%.

  • Wal-Mart's Solid Q4 Results Drive Consumer ETFs Higher
    Zacks3 days ago

    Wal-Mart's Solid Q4 Results Drive Consumer ETFs Higher

    ETFs having the highest allocation to the world's largest brick-and-mortar retailer has risen following its results.

  • ETF Trends8 days ago

    Coca-Cola Saps Some Fizz From Staples ETFs

    The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEArca: XLP), the largest exchange traded fund tracking the consumer staples sector, traded lower Thursday after Dow component Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) gave ...

  • Option Seller Expects Positive Week for Consumer Staples Stocks
    Schaeffer's Investment Research9 days ago

    Option Seller Expects Positive Week for Consumer Staples Stocks

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  • Why Pyxus International Stock Rose Over 33% after Its Q3 Results
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  • What’s Ahead for Walmart Stock?
    Market Realist12 days ago

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  • Strong Fourth-Quarter Earnings Drove Philip Morris Stock
    Market Realist15 days ago

    Strong Fourth-Quarter Earnings Drove Philip Morris Stock

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  • MarketWatch16 days ago

    Kellogg's stock falls after earnings beat and in-line sales, while U.S. snack and cereal sales fell

    Shares of Kellogg Co. shed 2.8% in premarket trade Thursday, after the cereal and snacks company beat fourth-quarter profit expectations and met on sales, while U.S. sales declined. Kellogg swung to a net loss of $84 million, or 24 cents a share, from a profit of $417 million, or $1.20 a share. Excluding non-recurring items, such as restructuring charges related to asset divestitures and in preparation for Brexit, adjusted earnings per share came to 91 cents, above the FactSet consensus of 88 cents. Sales rose 4.2% to $3.32 billion, matching the FactSet consensus of $3.32 billion. U.S. snacks sales fell nearly 5%, due primarily to list-price adjustments and rationalization of stock-keeping units (SKUs), while U.S. mornings foods sales fell more than 2%, amid softness in cereal consumption. Meanwhile, Europe sales increased 5%, Latin America sales edged up less than 0.5% and Asia-Pacific sales jumped 60%. Kellogg's stock has lost 7.9% over the past 12 months, while the SPDR Consumer Staples Select Sector ETF has declined 2.2% and the S&P 500 has gained 1.9%.

  • What’s Ahead for CHD Stock after Q4 Results?
    Market Realist17 days ago

    What’s Ahead for CHD Stock after Q4 Results?

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  • Clorox Stock Rose on Better-than-Expected Q2 Earnings
    Market Realist18 days ago

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  • Should You Invest in the Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (FSTA)?
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  • Will Philip Morris’s Q4 Earnings Boost Its Stock Price?
    Market Realist19 days ago

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  • MarketWatch19 days ago

    Clorox's stock surges after earnings beat expectations, sales matched

    Shares of Clorox Co. hiked up 3.4% in premarket trade Monday, after the consumer products company reported a fiscal second-quarter profit that beat expectations, while sales matched views. Net income fell to $182 million, or $1.40 a share, from $233 million, or $1.77 a share, in the same period a year ago, which included a one-time benefit from tax reform. The FactSet consensus for earnings per share was $1.30. Sales rose 4% to $1.47 billion, in line with the FactSet consensus, as better-than-expected cleaning and lifestyle segment sales offset a miss in household sales. The company affirmed its fiscal 2019 guidance ranges for sales growth of 2% to 4% and for EPS of $6.20 to $6.40. The stock has lost 2.8% over the past three months through Friday, while the SPDR Consumer Staples Select Sector ETF has given up 3.4% and the S&P 500 has slipped 0.6%.

  • Altria Stock Rose ~3% after Q4 Earnings Met Expectations
    Market Realist22 days ago

    Altria Stock Rose ~3% after Q4 Earnings Met Expectations

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  • ETF Trends24 days ago

    Underperforming Consumer Staples ETFs Reflect Shifting Risk Appetite

    As the markets go into full swing in the new year, traditional consumer sector-related ETFs are beginning to fall behind the broader market, reflecting investors' shifting risk tolerance. The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) , the largest exchange traded fund tracking the consumer staples sector, gained 2.5% year-to-date and experienced $207.8 million in net outflows so far this year, according to XTF data. In comparison, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) has returned 5.4% so far.

  • 7 of the Best Sector Funds for 2019
    InvestorPlace26 days ago

    7 of the Best Sector Funds for 2019

    The best way to maximize returns, especially in a year like 2019, is to pick the best sector funds with the potential to beat the broader market indices. While it's not wise to allocate most or all of your investment assets to just one area of the market, adding two or three sectors to a portfolio can have the dual benefit of maximizing return potential while reducing market risk through diversification. Choosing the single best sector that will lead the market in any given year is difficult, to say the least. But choosing three, and having at least two of them outperform, is possible and even prudent, if you choose them consciously and strategically. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips For example, I selected the technology, health and energy sectors in 2018. The former two did well and the latter one did not. The result was that the three-way combination boosted the total performance of my model portfolio because my chosen sectors collectively outperformed the S&P 500 index. * 7 Stocks That Could Double in 2019 With that backdrop in mind, here are seven sector funds for you to consider in 2019: ### Best Sector Funds for 2019: Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) Expenses: 0.13% or $13 for every $10,000 invested In a slowing economy, consumers still buy the staples needed for everyday life, which makes sector funds like Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (NYSEARCA:XLP) a wise holding for 2019. When stock prices appear to be entering a period of volatility and downside potential, investors like the defensive qualities of consumer staples stocks, such as XLP top holdings, Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) and PepsiCo Inc (NYSE:PEP). Although consumer staples will typically underperform growth stocks in a healthy economy, they can outperform in a slowing economy, which may be the case in 2019. Source: Shutterstock ### Healthcare Select Sector SPDR (XLV) Expenses: 0.13% A leading sector in 2018, healthcare stocks may have a repeat performance in 2019. To cover healthcare stocks, the Healthcare Select Sector SPDR (NYSEARCA:XLV) is a top choice. The healthcare sector has the distinction of being a smart defensive move, a short-term momentum play and a long-term growth investment, all in one sector. These combined qualities make XLV a go-to sector choice for long-term investors wanting to increase return potential while adding a defensive quality to their portfolio. * 5 of the Best Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Long Term Top holdings in the XLV ETF include Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) and Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE). ### Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) Expenses: 0.13% A moderately healthy economy combined with slowly rising interest rates can be ripe for financial stocks and sector funds like Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSEARCA:XLF). Although rising interest rates tend to erode the profitability of many industries, banks can do well in this environment because the spread between their borrowing costs and the rates they charge their customers for loans widens. A volatile stock market will also increase trading activity, which can benefit brokerage firms. Given this economic and market environment in 2019, look for financial stocks to do well, including XLF holdings such as Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:BRK.B), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) and Bank of America (NYSE:BOA). Source: Shutterstock ### SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) Expenses: 0.4% Gold and other precious metals can be a valuable hedge against the real potential for a softer economic outlook than forecast at the beginning of 2019. A highly liquid, low-cost gold fund like SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) may shine bright in this environment. The price of gold tends to move higher amidst market volatility, downside pressure on stocks, falling interest rates (or a rate pause when investors expect a rise), a weakening U.S. dollar and geopolitical uncertainty. Although there is no recession in sight, any or all of these conditions are highly possible in 2019, especially in the second half of the year. * 10 Hot Stocks to Buy Right Now GLD does not invest directly in gold, nor does it hold stocks of gold mining companies; it tracks the price of gold via its benchmark, the LBMA Gold Price PM. Source: Shutterstock ### Utilities Select Sector SPDR (XLU) Expenses: 0.13% Continuing on the theme of defensive sector funds, Utilities Select Sector SPDR (NYSEARCA:XLU) is primed to be a top performing ETF in 2019. The utilities sector is considered to be defensive because consumers still need utilities, such as gas, electric, water and phone, no matter what the economy is doing. And since there is no viable, lower-cost alternative to these services, stocks of utilities companies can maintain greater price stability in a weakening, uncertain economic environment. Also, companies and sector funds that pay dividends will compete with bonds as investments, which in 2019 will likely favor XLU and top holdings NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE), Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK) and Dominion Energy (NYSE:D). Source: Shutterstock ### iShares Telecommunications (IYZ) Expenses: 0.43% Telecommunications is another defensive sector that can be a smart investment choice for 2019, which makes iShares Telecommunications (BZX:IYZ) among my picks for best sector funds for the year. The qualities of defensive sector funds that investors like include stable earnings and cash flow. To get these qualities, look no further than big U.S. telecommunications and IT stocks like IYZ top holdings, Verizon (NYSE:VZ), AT&T (NYSE:T), and Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO). * 7 Stupidly Cheap Stocks to Buy Now Like other defensive sectors, such as healthcare and utilities, telecommunications companies tend maintain greater price stability in volatile markets, as 2019 will almost certainly see. Source: Shutterstock ### Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence (BOTZ) Expenses: 0.68% Although the technology sector saw big swings in price in 2018, there's still growth potential there, especially in choice sub-sectors, such as artificial intelligence (AI). This makes Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence (NYSEARCA:BOTZ) a potential winner for 2019. BOTZ, the largest AI ETF on the market, invests in stocks of companies that may benefit from the increased adaptation of robotics and artificial intelligence technologies. AI expansion looks to continue in 2019 and beyond, which will benefit stocks, such as BOTZ top holdings Intuitive Surgical Inc (NASDAQ:ISRG), Mitsubishi Electric Corp (OTCMKTS:MIELF) and ABB-LTD Reg (NYSE:ABB). As of this writing, Kent Thune did not personally hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities, although he holds XLP, XLV, GLD, and XLU in some client accounts. His No. 1 holding is his privately held investment advisory firm in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Under no circumstances does this information represent a recommendation to buy or sell securities. ### More From InvestorPlace * 2 Toxic Pot Stocks You Should Avoid * 7 Recession-Proof Stocks to Buy ... According to Goldman Sachs * 10 Triple-A Stocks to Buy in February * 7 Smart Money Opinions on Where Stocks Are Going Next Compare Brokers The post 7 of the Best Sector Funds for 2019 appeared first on InvestorPlace.

  • Can Altria’s Q4 2018 Earnings Boost Its Stock Price?
    Market Realist26 days ago

    Can Altria’s Q4 2018 Earnings Boost Its Stock Price?

    What to Expect from Altria’s Fourth-Quarter EarningsStock performanceAltria Group (MO) is scheduled to post its fourth-quarter earnings before the market opens on January 31. As of January 25, Altria was trading at $44.24, which represents a fall

  • MarketWatch29 days ago

    Colgate-Palmolive's stock falls after earnings missed expectations, but sales were slightly above

    Shares of Colgate-Palmolive Co. dropped 2.9% in premarket trade Friday, after the consumer products and pet nutrition company reported fourth-quarter earnings that missed expectations but revenue that topped forecasts. Net income rose to $606 million, or 70 cents a share, from $323 million, or 37 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. The FactSet consensus for earnings per share was 73 cents. Sales fell to $3.81 billion from $3.89 billion, but was above the FactSet consensus of $3.78 billion. North America oral, personal and home care sales growth of 5.1% to $839 million was just below the FactSet consensus of $840 million, but pet nutrition sales growth of 6.2% to $680 million beat expectations of $599 million. Gross profit margin fell to 59.1% from 59.8%. For 2019, the company expects sales to be flat to up in the low-single-digits percentage range, while the current FactSet sales consensus of $15.52 billion implies a 0.2% decline from 2018 sales of $15.54 billion.

  • Benzingalast month

    Sink Into Staples ETFs

    Consumer staples stocks are seeing some benefit from investors' defensive leanings. XLP, the largest consumer staples exchange traded fund by assets, slumped 8.1 percent last year as some higher-yielding sectors struggled amid rising interest rates. Consumer staples' recent resurgence is notable because the sector has been out of favor with many investors for nearly three years.

  • Altria Stock Fell More than 6% after Morgan Stanley’s Downgrade
    Market Realistlast month

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  • ETF Trendslast month

    Get Tactical With Defensive Staples ETFs

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  • U.S. Consumer Sentiment Hit by Shutdown: ETFs in Focus
    Zackslast month

    U.S. Consumer Sentiment Hit by Shutdown: ETFs in Focus

    U.S. consumers sentiment dived in January. Can it recover ahead and propel related ETFs higher?

  • Procter & Gamble Reports Under a Negative Chart
    Investopedialast month

    Procter & Gamble Reports Under a Negative Chart

    The top holding of the Consumer Staples ETF with a 14.16% weighting, P&G stock has an elevated P/E ratio of 21.52 and a dividend yield of 3.15%.