Consumers Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
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Funds holding %
of 6,823 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
119% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 151 | Existing positions closed: 69
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 434 | Existing positions reduced: 363
11% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 27 [Q2] → 30 (+3) [Q3]
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,054 [Q2] → 1,121 (+67) [Q3]
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $14.3B [Q2] → $14.7B (+$419M) [Q3]
7.91% less ownership
Funds ownership: 90.79% [Q2] → 82.87% (-7.91%) [Q3]
30% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.11B | Put options by funds: $1.6B
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for XLP.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 6 articles about XLP published over the past 30 days
Negative
Schwab Network
2 days ago
Consumer Staples Looking Grim into 2025
Danny Kirsch discusses the potential negatives for consumer staples with the new Trump administration, including red dye bans, nicotine regulations, and tariffs squeezing commodity prices even higher. If bearish, he gives an example of buying put spreads in XLP, the SPDR Consumer Staples sector ETF.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
4 ETF Sectors to Win Despite Moderate Retail Sales in December
Retail sales grew at a slower pace than Wall Street had expected in December.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
XLP: Walmart, Costco, P&G Command A Big Consumer Staples Presence
Defensive stocks underperformed in 2024; Consumer Staples rose 12%, lagging the S&P 500's 23% gain, but outperformed sectors like Energy and Real Estate. Entering 2025, the Consumer Staples sector trades at a 20.7x P/E ratio, with Walmart and Costco significantly influencing the XLP ETF. XLP's top three holdings, COST, WMT, and PG, account for nearly 30% of the ETF, with high valuations but stable dividends.
Positive
Yahoo Finance
2 weeks ago
ETF inflows top $1 trillion in 2024. What comes next in 2025?
Investors poured over $1 trillion into exchange-traded funds (ETF) in 2024, with single-stock ETFs showing some of the highest annual returns. Clough Capital President and CEO Vince Lorusso — whose firm manages the Clough Select Equity ETF (CBSE) — appears on Wealth to analyze this trend and where he envisions strong ETF inflows to continue throughout 2025 and beyond.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Should You Invest in the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP)?
Designed to provide broad exposure to the Consumer Staples - Broad segment of the equity market, the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/16/1998.
Neutral
CNBC Television
4 weeks ago
Final Trade: LNG, XLP, X, XBI
The final trades of the day with CNBC's Dominic Chu and the Fast Money traders.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
2025 Market Uncertainty? ETFs to Steady Your Portfolio
With escalating geopolitical tensions and unfavorable inflation trends in the U.S., increasing exposure to defensive sectors emerges as a smart investment strategy to navigate the potentially uncertain economic landscape of 2025.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Rate Cuts to Slow Down in 2025? ETFs to Add to Your Portfolio
Rising inflation worries have led to increased market expectations that the Fed will adopt a more cautious approach to its interest rate cuts. Look at ETFs to secure your portfolios.
Negative
Market Watch
1 month ago
Here's how much prices of Modelo and Corona beer will have to rise to cover tariffs
Constellation Brands' stock fell as the parent of the Modelo and Corona beer brands could be among the companies most impacted by President-elect Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs on imports from Mexico.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Will Trump's Tariffs Fuel Inflation? ETFs in Focus
Donald Trump???s primary campaign promises to impose new tariffs and immigration restrictions could contribute to inflationary pressures in the country.
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