About this ETF
This ETF is designed to replicate the investment performance of a benchmark index representing the consumer staples industry. It is administered passively, primarily utilizing a full-replication strategy, but may resort to a sampling approach if regulatory requirements necessitate it. The fund's portfolio comprises equities of businesses that supply direct-to-consumer products, which are categorized as nondiscretionary based on typical consumer spending behaviors.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 26, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +2.73% | +3.15% | -3.94% | +10.55% | +6.50% | +6.91% | +4.71% | +5.28% | +7.01% |
| Total return | +2.73% | +3.71% | -2.89% | +11.76% | +8.85% | +9.48% | +7.25% | +7.93% | +9.48% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.09% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $9.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 25, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 106 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart Inc | WMT | 13.55% | 11.37M | $1.26B |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale Corp | COST | 11.46% | 1.12M | $1.07B |
| 3 | Coca-Cola Co/The | KO | 8.53% | 9.09M | $796.3M |
| 4 | Procter & Gamble Co/The | PG | 8.51% | 5.50M | $794.1M |
| 5 | Philip Morris International Inc | PM | 4.56% | 2.23M | $426.0M |
| 6 | PepsiCo Inc | PEP | 4.25% | 2.84M | $396.9M |
| 7 | Altria Group Inc | MO | 3.72% | 5.09M | $347.5M |
| 8 | Mondelez International Inc | MDLZ | 2.66% | 3.98M | $248.2M |
| 9 | Monster Beverage Corp | MNST | 2.38% | 2.30M | $221.8M |
| 10 | Colgate-Palmolive Co | CL | 2.34% | 2.39M | $218.3M |
| 11 | Target Corp | TGT | 2.24% | 1.45M | $209.3M |
| 12 | Sysco Corp | SYY | 1.47% | 1.61M | $137.3M |
| 13 | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc | KDP | 1.44% | 4.33M | $134.6M |
| 14 | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | ADM | 1.37% | 1.61M | $127.8M |
| 15 | Kenvue Inc | KVUE | 1.35% | 6.54M | $125.9M |
| 16 | Kroger Co/The | KR | 1.25% | 2.01M | $116.3M |
| 17 | Casey's General Stores Inc | CASY | 1.22% | 130.57K | $113.7M |
| 18 | Kimberly-Clark Corp | KMB | 1.14% | 977.59K | $106.9M |
| 19 | Dollar General Corp | DG | 1.09% | 803.43K | $102.1M |
| 20 | Dollar Tree Inc | DLTR | 1.00% | 732.95K | $93.2M |
| 21 | Hershey Co/The | HSY | 0.97% | 517.34K | $90.6M |
| 22 | Church & Dwight Co Inc | CHD | 0.92% | 865.43K | $85.5M |
| 23 | US Foods Holding Corp | USFD | 0.92% | 849.89K | $85.5M |
| 24 | Kraft Heinz Co/The | KHC | 0.89% | 3.23M | $83.5M |
| 25 | Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The | EL | 0.85% | 941.74K | $79.0M |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 2.06% | Paid (last 12 months) | $4.8010 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Jun 24, 2026 | Last payment | $1.2239 (Jun 26, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | -2.74% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | -0.16% / +1.64% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 | $1.2239 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Mar 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | $1.2169 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Dec 17, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | $1.2296 |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Sep 24, 2025 | Sep 26, 2025 | $1.1306 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $1.2429 |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Mar 25, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 | $1.1673 |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Dec 18, 2024 | Dec 20, 2024 | $1.2068 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | Oct 01, 2024 | $1.3194 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | Jul 02, 2024 | $1.5411 |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Mar 25, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 | $0.8620 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Dec 20, 2023 | Dec 22, 2023 | $1.7916 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | Oct 03, 2023 | $1.0287 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 13.90% / 12.69% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 0.447 / 0.529 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -9.28% / -9.28% | Sortino 1Y | 0.672 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.25 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | -0.057 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 9.25% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 100.96K | Average volume | 157.62K |
| AUM | $9.30B | Premium/Discount | -0.36% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $0.00 | 0.00% | $9.30B → $9.30B |
| 1 Week | $34.5M | +0.37% | $9.30B → $9.30B |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
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