RSPS: Consumer Staples Dashboard For September

Summary Beverage, food, and personal care subsectors are notably undervalued, though food quality scores have deteriorated. The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF offers balanced sector exposure with a value tilt versus XLP. RSPS is cheaper than XLP on valuation metrics but lags in returns, growth rates, trading volumes, and fees. Two stocks were cheaper than their peers in September. Quantitative Risk & Value members get exclusive access to our real-world portfolio. See all our investments here » Tom Werner/DigitalVision via Getty Images This monthly article series offers a top-down view of the consumer staples sector based on value, quality, and momentum metrics. It may also help analyze sector ETFs such as the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF ( This article was written by Fred Piard 16.52K Followers Follow Fred Piard, PhD. is a quantitative analyst and IT professional with over 30 years of experience working in technology. He is the author of three books and has been investing in data-driven systematic strategies since 2010. Fred runs the investing group Quantitative Risk & Value where he shares a portfolio invested in quality dividend stocks, and companies at the forefront of tech innovation. Fred also supplies market risk indicators, a real estate strategy, a bond strategy, and an income strategy in closed-end funds. Learn more. Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of PM either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. Seeking Alpha's Disclosure: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. Any views or opinions expressed above may not reflect those of Seeking Alpha as a whole. Seeking Alpha is not a licensed securities dealer, broker or US investment adviser or investment bank. Our analysts are third party authors that include both professional investors and individual investors who may not be licensed or certified by any institute or regulatory body.