The Bullish Bears break down a list of the largest consumer staples stocks and ETF list. Consumer staples stocks manufacture, distribute, and sell everyday goods such as food, beverages, and personal hygiene products. These products are typically considered essential and are less affected by economic changes. Companies in the consumer staples sector can be broken down into sub-sectors: retail, food and beverage, household products, personal products, and tobacco.
The main advantages of investing in consumer staples stocks are their consistent performance under market conditions, strong dividends, stability, and longevity. However, there are also risks to consider, such as low-profit margins and slow growth, vulnerability to disruption from e-commerce, and the potential for high inflation to affect consumer purchasing power.
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List of the Largest Consumer Staples Stocks and Companies
| Symbol | Name | Industry |
|---|---|---|
| WMT | Walmart Inc. | Discount Stores |
| PG | The Procter & Gamble Company | Household & Personal Products |
| KO | The Coca-Cola Company | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic |
| PEP | PepsiCo, Inc. | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | Discount Stores |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | Tobacco |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. | Confectioners |
| EL | The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. | Household & Personal Products |
| MO | Altria Group, Inc. | Tobacco |
| TGT | Target Corporation | Discount Stores |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Household & Personal Products |
| DG | Dollar General Corporation | Discount Stores |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corporation | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | Farm Products |
| KHC | The Kraft Heinz Company | Packaged Foods |
| GIS | General Mills, Inc. | Packaged Foods |
| HSY | The Hershey Company | Confectioners |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | Household & Personal Products |
| STZ | Constellation Brands, Inc. | Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries |
Consumer Staples ETF List
| Symbol | Name | Industry |
|---|---|---|
| XLP | Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund | Broad Consumer Staples |
| VDC | Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF | Broad Consumer Staples |
| IYK | iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF | Consumer Goods |
| IEV | iShares Europe ETF | Broad Consumer Staples |
| KXI | iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF | Broad Consumer Staples |
| FSTA | FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST MSCI CONSUMER STAPLES INDEX ETF | Broad Consumer Staples |
| FTXG | First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF | Food & Beverage |
| FXG | First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund | Broad Consumer Staples |
| RHS | Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF | Broad Consumer Staples |
| PBJ | Invesco Dynamic Food & Beverage ETF | Food & Beverage |
| PSL | Invesco DWA Consumer Staples Momentum ETF | Broad Consumer Staples |
| ECON | Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF | Broad Consumer Staples |
| PSCC | Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples ETF | Broad Consumer Staples |
| WBIL | WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF | Broad Consumer Staples |
| CHIS | Global X MSCI China Consumer Staples ETF | Broad Consumer Staples |
| CLIX | ProShares Long Online/Short Stores ETF | Broad Consumer Staples |
| UGE | ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods | Consumer Goods |
| YUMY | VanEck Future of Food ETF | Food & Beverage |
| EATZ | AdvisorShares Restaurant ETF | Food & Beverage |
| SZK | ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods | Consumer Goods |
