Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF

RSPS

Market cap $243M

VDC charges a much lower expense ratio and holds over 100 stocks, while RSPS is pricier and more concentrated. VDC has delivered slightly better one-year returns, with a narrower historical drawdown.

The year 2025 was upbeat for the market with the S&P 500-based ETF SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF DIA and PowerShares QQQ ETF QQQ adding about 17.7%, 14.3% and 21.7%, respectively (as of Dec 29, 2025).

VDC charges a much lower expense ratio than RSPS while matching its yield. VDC has delivered better 1-year and 5-year total returns with slightly lower drawdown risk.

XLP charges a much lower expense ratio and manages far more assets than RSPS. Both funds have earned similar total returns, but XLP features deeper concentration in mega-cap staples leaders.

Making its debut on 11/01/2006, smart beta exchange traded fund Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF (RSPS) provides investors broad exposure to the Consumer Staples ETFs category of the market.

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Consumer Staples - Broad segment of the equity market, the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF (RSPS) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on November 1, 2006.

XLP charges a much lower expense ratio and manages far more assets than RSPS. Both ETFs hold 37 consumer defensive stocks, but XLP's largest positions are more concentrated in major household names.

The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF offers equally weighted exposure to 37 consumer staples from the S&P 500. RSPS compares poorly to XLP on cost-efficiency, total returns, risk-adjusted metrics, and volatility, while it offers slightly cheaper valuation and potential for mean reversion. Q4 earnings growth expectations for staple stocks have taken a hit in recent days, implying limited pricing power and tariff pressure, while other S&P 500 stocks appear to be holding up well.

The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF (RSPS) was launched on 11/01/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Consumer Staples ETFs category of the market.

Looking for broad exposure to the Consumer Staples - Broad segment of the equity market? You should consider the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF (RSPS), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on November 1, 2006.