$26.20 0.07 (+0.27%)
11/6/2009 4:00 PM

Consumer Staples Select Sect. SPDR (ETF) (XLP)

CAPS Rating: 3 out of 5

Seeks to replicated the total return of the Consumer Staples Select Sector of the S&P 500 Index. It unbundles the benchmark S&P 500 and gives the investor ownership in particular sectors of industries represented by a specified Select Sector Index.

Current Price $26.20 Mkt Cap $1.8B
Open $26.01 P/E Ratio 0.00
Prev. Close $26.13 Div. (Yield) 0.71 (2.70%)
Daily Range $25.96 - $26.24 Volume 4,571,908
52-Wk Range $19.28 - $26.66 Avg. Daily Vol. 6,941,000

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coralbro2 (< 20)
Submitted February 06, 2009

will outperform over the next year, but after the economy regains normal growth patterns it will lag in the recovery phase.

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Member Avatar familyfund2 (< 20) Submitted: 10/30/2009 2:27:52 PM : Outperform Start Price: $25.95 XLP Score: -2.10

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Member Avatar alexpaz (93.43) Submitted: 7/9/2009 5:52:05 PM : Outperform Start Price: $22.86 XLP Score: -8.09

Line up for the soup kitchen, ladies and gentleman!

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Member Avatar geeky81 (58.05) Submitted: 7/2/2009 6:19:05 AM : Outperform Start Price: $23.02 XLP Score: -4.29

Consumer Staples Select Sect. SPDR (ETF) (XLP) seeks to offer investors exposure to the relatively stable sector of consumer staples.

Consumer staples are pretty much necessities needed on a daily basis. Be it in a bloom or gloom.

It's top 3 holdings currently are Procter & Gamble Co. , Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Philip Morris International Inc.

Both 2007 and 2008 produced dividends of around 60cents +/- .

Reflecting it's relatively stable nature, the annualized ten years performance of this ETF is at 0.91%

You should not see big dips or climbs.

Risk adverse investors may consider this as a relatively low risk long term holding while enjoying some dividends at the same time.

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paintgod (57.70) Score: +26.46

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Member Name Member
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Date
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Start
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gfrancis66 < 20 6/18/2007 Outperform 3Y $26.35 -0.57% -26.47% +25.91
databasehope13 96.92 6/25/2007 Outperform NS $25.99 +0.79% -24.94% +25.73
Deweyjack < 20 7/27/2007 Outperform NS $25.80 +1.54% -23.91% +25.45
antothomas 35.35 8/1/2007 Outperform 5Y $25.42 +3.08% -22.32% +25.40
Tempests 20.47 11/27/2006 Outperform 5Y $24.67 +6.21% -18.90% +25.11
1800theland < 20 5/11/2007 Outperform NS $26.05 +0.57% -24.37% +24.94
wetpet 89.66 10/31/2007 Outperform 1Y $26.99 -2.94% -27.11% +24.17
ddimock 29.30 2/12/2007 Outperform NS $25.43 +3.04% -20.69% +23.73
srwm4 97.49 1/9/2007 Outperform 5Y $25.18 +4.06% -19.52% +23.58
CapSelector 59.83 1/12/2007 Outperform 1Y $25.49 +2.80% -20.28% +23.09

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