Expense-conscious investors face a key choice between broader coverage and focused strategy in the consumer staples sector. Both VDC and RSPS target U.S. consumer staples stocks, but they take ...
Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from five-year weekly returns. The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. XLP is considerably more ...
The value score has significantly deteriorated in the tobacco industry, and to a lesser extent in household products and staple/food retail. Quality has improved in tobacco, though. Based on my S&P ...
The next two paragraphs in italic describe the dashboard methodology. They are necessary for new readers to understand the metrics. If you are used to this series or if you are short of time, you can ...