Why Consumer Staples ETFs are Holding Their Own
June 27, 2012 at 09:59 AM EDT
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLP) is one of the best-performing sector ETFs over the past few months. Over the past three months the S&P 500 has lost 3.6%, while XLP returned about 0.7%, according to Morningstar data. Consumer stocks are steady performers and many of the...