Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF

PSCD

Börsenwert 23 Mio. $

The U.S. consumer remains resilient enough to support earnings growth, but that resilience is increasingly concentrated. The LSEG U.S. Retail and Restaurant Q2 earnings index, which tracks changes in the growth rate of earnings within the sector, is expected to show a 67.0% growth over last year's levels. Of the 185 retailers tracked by LSEG, the Broadline Retail sector, representing a wide variety of consumer goods, is headed for the highest earnings growth rate in the second quarter, recording a 231.1% surge over last year's level.

Consumer spending has held up well despite economic headwinds. The state of inflation and the labor market will be key to watch.

The LSEG Retail/Restaurant Index reported Q1 2026 earnings growth of 27.2%. Retail earnings in the first quarter of 2026 received a significant boost from a historic tax refund season, reinforcing consumer spending at a time when the labor market remained resilient. Q2 2026 earnings are currently expected to mark the weakest growth rate of the year, with consensus forecasts calling for a gradual improvement during the second half of the year.

American consumers are rerouting their spending rather than pulling back. With University of Michigan sentiment at 48.2, the savings rate down to 3.6% from 5.1% in early 2025, and energy prices up 14.4% year-over-year, households are making rational adjustments: buying private label at Costco, hunting TJX racks for branded apparel, fixing the old Hyundai instead of financing a new one, and listing the kids' outgrown clothes on eBay.

Thanksgiving shopping is set to boost retail and tech ETFs. XRT, IBUY, ONLN, IPAY, BPAY and PSCD could be the biggest winners of the holiday spending boom.

PSCD offers exposure to small-cap consumer discretionary stocks, with the bulk of the holdings comprising specialty retailers and those involved in household durables. PSCD suffers from high volatility, an uncomfortable tracking error, and a dispiriting track record (both short and long-term) of risk-adjusted returns. Current sector fundamentals are weak, with declining retail sales, limited consumer spending appetite, and potential inventory build-up.

Raise a toast to the ETFs in these sectors and find some hidden luck in this Irish festival.

Holiday spending is expected to grow 2.5%-3.5% year over year. Several ETFs are poised for solid gains.

Black Friday continues to be the most popular shopping day for both in-store and online shopping.

Investors seeking to cash in on big gains could consider ETFs from areas likely to benefit from the Thanksgiving week.