Mike S. Newton, CIM FCSI iShares S&P/TSX Cap. Cons. St. XST-T COMMENT Dec 09, 2015

Just had a nice little break out. If you don’t like the ETF, you could look at their top holdings. Good mix long-term. Thinks that a year from now you will be quite happy with this.

Consumer staples stocks in the TSX. Resilient, safe names such as Metro, Loblaw, and ATD.B. Prefers the US names like XLT. It has a bigger playing field with PG, Coca-Cola, etc.

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. A good starting point for a Canadian sector exposure. The majority of its holdings is ATD, L, MRU and WN. If you want to forgo the ETF fee, it could be an alternative to buy these stocks. However, a good ETF for the sector. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

A safe, no-brainer basket of staples. The grocers and Dollarama did well. The chart upward since March 2020.

XST is made up of Canadian retail grocers. Huge weight in Loblaw and Couche-Tard, making up about half of the ETF. Rest will be Metro, Weston, Empire, Saputo, Maple Leaf. Somewhat resilient. No matter what happens in an economy, people need groceries. Less volatility than ZLU.

ZLU is low volatility exposure to a broader cohort of stocks, not just consumer staples. A US play. Lower volatility, but broader economic exposure. Will tend to outperform the S&P 500 in a market correction. Really likes it.