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ETFIQ makes no recommendations.","url":"https://etfiq.com/stocks/consumer-defensive/","dateModified":"2026-10-02","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":4191,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Stock ETFs / Consumer defensive \n \n Rebuilt every trading night. Figures as of Oct 2, 2026 .\n Consumer defensive sector ETFs: all 13\n All 1,400 funds U.S. large-cap blend 245 U.S. large-cap value 125 U.S. large-cap growth 114 Emerging markets 98 U.S. mid-cap blend 89 U.S. mid-cap value 86 U.S. small-cap blend 72 Europe 68 U.S. small-cap value 45 International large-cap blend 29 Energy 27 International large-cap value 26 Single country or narrow region 26 Technology 26 U.S. real estate 26 China region 25 U.S. mid-cap growth 24 Financials 23 Health care 23 Asia-Pacific excluding Japan 21 India 18 Japan 18 U.S. small-cap growth 18 Global small and mid-cap 17 Consumer cyclical 13 Consumer defensive 13 International large-cap growth 11 Global real estate 9 Industrials 9 Latin America 8 Communications 7 Global large-cap blend 7 Utilities 7 Materials 6 Global large-cap growth 5 International small and mid-cap blend 5 International small and mid-cap value 4 Asia-Pacific 3 13 consumer defensive sector ETFs, placed by ETFIQ from each fund\u2019s own filings. Concentrated in makers and sellers of consumer staples such as food, drink and household goods. Each is listed with its one-year return, its gap to the S&P 500, its fee and its net assets.\n The 10 largest consumer defensive sector ETFs\n ETFIQ covers 13 consumer defensive sector ETFs. The largest are XLP ( $13.2bn ), VDC ( $7.4bn ) and IYK ( $1.6bn ); fees run 0.08% to 0.63% , as of Sep 30 to Oct 2, 2026 .\n XLP State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF $13.2bn 0.08% \n VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $7.4bn 0.09% \n IYK iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF $1.6bn 0.37% \n FSTA Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF $1.4bn 0.08% \n KXI iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF $1.1bn 0.38% \n RSPS Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF $425m 0.40% \n FXG First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund $204m 0.63% \n PBJ Invesco Food & Beverage ETF $85m 0.63% \n PSL Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Momentum ETF $78m 0.60% \n GXPS Global X PureCap MSCI Consumer Staples ETF $66m 0.15% \n \n Every consumer defensive sector ETF, largest first\n 13 Consumer defensive sector ETFs, largest first, as of Oct 2, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Ticker Fund Tracks Total return 1Y vs S&P 500 1Y Fee Net assets \n XLP State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF Consumer staples +6.2% \u221210.1 pts 0.08% $13.2bn \n VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Consumer Staples +5.1% \u221211.2 pts 0.09% $7.4bn \n IYK iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF not read by ETFIQ +7.0% \u22129.2 pts 0.37% $1.6bn \n FSTA Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF not read by ETFIQ +5.0% \u221211.2 pts 0.08% $1.4bn \n KXI iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF not read by ETFIQ +4.3% \u221211.9 pts 0.38% $1.1bn \n RSPS Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF not read by ETFIQ +0.8% \u221215.5 pts 0.40% $425m \n FXG First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund not read by ETFIQ \u22125.2% \u221221.5 pts 0.63% $204m \n PBJ Invesco Food & Beverage ETF not read by ETFIQ +0.1% \u221216.2 pts 0.63% $85m \n PSL Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Momentum ETF not read by ETFIQ \u22120.7% \u221216.9 pts 0.60% $78m \n GXPS Global X PureCap MSCI Consumer Staples ETF not read by ETFIQ +7.3% \u22128.9 pts 0.15% $66m \n PSCC Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples ETF not read by ETFIQ +3.8% \u221212.5 pts 0.29% $33m \n FTXG First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF not read by ETFIQ +1.3% \u221214.9 pts 0.60% $22m \n TRUO VanEck Consumer Staples TruSector ETF not filed not published not available 0.14% $251,206 \n\n Where to next\n Bond ETFs Commodity ETFs Every core fund Head to head Rankings Every issuer How each fund is placed \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, Consumer defensive sector ETFs: all 13, data as of Oct 2, 2026. https://etfiq.com/stocks/consumer-defensive/ Free to use with attribution ; the underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, Consumer defensive sector ETFs: all 13, data as of Oct 2, 2026. https://etfiq.com/stocks/consumer-defensive/ APA ETFIQ. (Oct 2, 2026). Consumer defensive sector ETFs: all 13. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/stocks/consumer-defensive/ Markdown [Consumer defensive sector ETFs: all 13 (ETFIQ, Oct 2, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/stocks/consumer-defensive/)","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","citation":"ETFIQ, as of Oct 2, 2026. https://etfiq.com/stocks/consumer-defensive"}