SPDR fund holding the S&P 500's consumer staples sector — food, beverages, household and personal care products, and grocery chains. Demand holds up in downturns, so it is seen as defensive.

Type

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

Tracks

S&P 500 Consumer Staples sector · US

Issuer

State Street

This fund is not the sector itself but a basket of the S&P 500 companies in that sector. Companies are weighted by market value with a cap on any single name, so the weights differ slightly from the sector's true shares.