Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

FSTA

Market cap $1.49B

FSTA charges a slightly lower expense ratio and offers a marginally higher dividend yield than VDC. Both ETFs posted near-identical one-year returns and max drawdowns, with minimal differences in sector makeup and top holdings.

FSTA offers a much lower expense ratio than RSPS. FSTA concentrates more heavily in its top holdings, while RSPS uses an equal-weight approach.

FSTA charges a much lower expense ratio and manages over five times the assets of RSPS. RSPS delivered a higher one-year return, but FSTA has shown a smaller five-year drawdown.

Both ETFs charge the same low expense ratio, but State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF manages far more assets and offers a slightly higher dividend yield. Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF holds three times as many stocks, resulting in modestly broader sector coverage and lower beta.

FSTA comes with a much lower expense ratio and a larger asset base than RSPS. RSPS pays a higher dividend yield but has lagged FSTA in one-year and five-year total returns.

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FSTA charges a much lower expense ratio and has a larger asset base than PBJ. FSTA delivered higher 1-year and 5-year returns, but with a slightly higher maximum drawdown.

The Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (FSTA) was launched on October 21, 2013, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Consumer Staples - Broad segment of the equity market.

FSTA charges a much lower expense ratio, while FTXG boasts a higher dividend yield. FSTA has outperformed FTXG in both one- and five-year total returns and also has a shallower maximum drawdown.

FSTA charges a much lower expense ratio and holds nearly twice as many stocks as IYK. IYK has a slightly higher one-year return and dividend yield, but FSTA has shown stronger growth within the last five years.