FSTA vs KXI: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

FSTAANYSE Arca

iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF

KXICNYSE Arca

Overlap

58.4%by weight

Expense ratio

FSTA −0.30pt a year

FSTA0.08%KXI0.38%

Avg volume · 30D

FSTA 1.4×the volume

FSTA173KKXI128K

10Y return · a year

FSTA +1.9pt

FSTA+8.6%KXI+6.7%

FSTA vs KXI Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+46.7%FSTA+32.1%KXI

Expense ratio: FSTA 0.08%, better; KXI 0.38%
Fund size: FSTA $1.36B; KXI $1.17B
1Y total return: FSTA +18.9%, better; KXI +16.4%
Yield (12M): FSTA 2.09%; KXI 2.22%, better
Holdings: FSTA 99; KXI 108
Avg volume (30D): FSTA 173K sh, better; KXI 128K sh
NAV per share: FSTA $56.46; KXI $72.07
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for FSTA, KXI, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	FSTA	KXI
Cost30% weight	A94Higher	C46
Mission25% weight	Not scored	Not scored
Risk15% weight	B68	B68
Tradability15% weight	B68Higher	C49
Holdings10% weight	C49	B57Higher
Durability5% weight	B58	A72Higher

Rank among Consumer Staples (Broad) funds

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Same Category. FSTA and KXI are both graded against the same 12 Consumer Staples (Broad) funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Consumer Staples (Broad)⁠

Category · 12 funds

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FSTA ranks 2nd and KXI 5th of 12 funds in the Consumer Staples (Broad) Category.

Rank 1AXLPState Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETFScore 83
Rank 2AFSTAFidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETFScore 75
Rank 3BVDCVanguard Consumer Staples ETFScore 68
Rank 4BIYKiShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETFScore 56
Rank 5CKXIiShares Global Consumer Staples ETFScore 54
Rank 6CRSPSInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETFScore 48

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

FSTAAFidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

KXICiShares Global Consumer Staples ETF

In short

FSTA Consumer staples at Fidelity's house price: 0.08% a year for roughly 100 US soap, soda and supermarket stocks, tracking an investable-market index that reaches past the mega caps.

KXI Staples with a passport. KXI tracks a capped index of global consumer staples, so the coffee, detergent and toothpaste makers it holds are listed outside the US as well as in it.

Stated mandate

FSTA The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Consumer Staples Index.

KXI The fund seeks to follow an index of global equities in the consumer staples sector, providing diversified access to companies producing essential products such as food and household items.

Why people hold it

FSTA Costs 0.08% a year against a 0.40% median for staples ETFs. It matches the cheapest household name in the group (XLP) and edges out VDC.
Tracks the MSCI USA IMI Consumer Staples 25/50 Index, an investable-market benchmark, so the basket runs to about 100 names instead of a large-cap-only slice.fidelity.com
Trading since 2013 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund, it sits in the top quartile of the consumer staples funds we grade.

KXI Its index is global, so consumer staples companies listed outside the US sit alongside the familiar American giants.
Trading since 2006 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund, it is a long-established way to own staples worldwide in one ticker.
Costs 0.38% a year, a shade under the typical expense ratio in its consumer staples cohort.
Roughly 90 companies, held through a capped index that limits how big any single name can get inside the basket.

Worth knowing

FSTA One sector, one country. Results ride on US packaged food, household products and grocery shelves, with no ballast from the rest of the market.
Moderately traded rather than a tape-topper, so spreads can run wider than at the biggest staples ETFs, particularly in fast markets.
Income arrives quarterly, not monthly.

KXI Cheap, not cheapest: US-only staples funds such as XLP (0.08%) and VDC (0.09%) charge a fraction of KXI's 0.38%.
Holdings priced in foreign currencies mean exchange-rate moves feed into results alongside the share prices themselves.
Moderately traded rather than one of the busiest tickers in the category, so bid-ask spreads are worth a glance before ordering.

Full FSTA profile⁠

Full KXI profile⁠

FSTA vs KXI Holdings

How FSTA and KXI differ

Overlap by weight

58.4%

Shared holdings make up 87.3% of FSTA and 58.6% of KXI.

Level by level

Sector8 Sectors0.0%
Holdings34 in both58.4%
Countryby domicile60.9%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in FSTA and KXI, widest gap first
Sector	More in FSTAMore in KXI	FSTA	KXI
Consumer Staples	FSTA +96.6 points	96.6%	0.0%
Food Bevg Tobacco	KXI +51.0 points	0.0%	51.0%
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail	KXI +28.3 points	0.0%	28.3%
Household & Personal Prod	KXI +20.7 points	0.0%	20.7%
Consumer Discretionary	FSTA +1.4 points	1.4%	0.0%
Financials	FSTA +1.3 points	1.3%	0.0%
Materials	FSTA +0.3 points	0.3%	0.0%
Industrials	FSTA +0.3 points	0.3%	0.0%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in FSTA and KXI, widest gap first
Country	More in FSTAMore in KXI	FSTA	KXI
United States	FSTA +39.1 points	100.0%	60.9%
United Kingdom	KXI +13.1 points	0.0%	13.1%
Japan	KXI +6.1 points	0.0%	6.1%
Switzerland	KXI +5.3 points	0.0%	5.3%
France	KXI +4.9 points	0.0%	4.9%
Canada	KXI +2.8 points	0.0%	2.8%
Netherlands	KXI +2.1 points	0.0%	2.1%
Belgium	KXI +2.1 points	0.0%	2.1%
Other countries (2)	KXI +2.8 points	0.0%	2.8%

Outside the US: KXI 97% developed, 3% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

FSTA65.3%
KXI47.3%

Securities held

FSTA97
KXI92

Asset class

FSTA: Equity
KXI: Equity

Holdings

Only in FSTA63
In both34
Only in KXI58

Only in FSTA

63 securities, 13.8% of FSTA by weight

Securities Lending Cf1.25%
Us Foods Holding Corp0.82%
Performance Food Group Co0.59%
Bjs Whsl Club Hldgs Inc0.57%
Coca Cola Consolidated Inc0.48%
Maplebear Inc0.41%
Darling Ingredients Inc0.38%
Elf Beauty Inc0.35%
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc0.35%
Conagra Brands Inc0.32%
Molson Coors Beverage Co B0.31%
Ingredion Inc0.31%
Celsius Holdings Inc0.27%
Pricesmart Inc0.26%
Primo Brands Corp A0.25%
Albertsons Cos Inc Class A0.25%
The Campbell's Company0.25%
Chefs Warehouse Inc0.25%
Post Holdings Inc0.24%
Wd 40 Co0.23%
United Natural Foods Inc0.22%
Sprouts Fmrs Mkt Inc0.22%
Freshpet Inc0.22%
State Street 60 Day Money Mark0.21%
Interparfums Inc0.20%
Vita Coco Co Inc/The0.20%
Central Garden & Pet Co Class A0.20%
Marzetti Company/The0.19%
Andersons Inc0.19%
Cal-Maine Foods Inc0.19%
Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc0.18%
Boston Beer Company Class A0.18%
Energizer Hldgs Inc0.16%
Herbalife Ltd0.16%
J&J Snacks Food Corp0.15%
Edgewell Personal Care Co0.15%
Reynolds Consumer Products Inc0.15%
Turning Point Brands Inc0.14%
Ingles Markets Inc-Cl A0.14%
Flowers Foods Inc0.14%
Pilgrim's Pride Corp New0.14%
Coty Inc Class A0.14%
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp0.14%
Brown Forman Corp Class A0.13%
Del Monte Corp0.13%
Bellring Brands Inc0.12%
Utz Brands Inc A0.12%
Universal Corp0.12%
Seaboard Corp0.12%
Dole PLC0.12%

Only in KXI

58 securities, 41.0% of KXI by weight

Nestle SA4.49%
Unilever PLC3.68%
British American Tobacco3.48%
Loreal SA2.92%
Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA2.00%
Diageo PLC1.37%
Japan Tobacco1.33%
Danone SA1.21%
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC1.20%
Tesco PLC1.18%
Alimentation Couche Tard Inc1.13%
Woolworths Group0.90%
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize0.85%
Imperial Brands PLC0.79%
Ajinomoto0.77%
Seven & I Holdings0.74%
Loblaw Companies Ltd0.70%
Heineken NV0.64%
Kao0.57%
Aeon0.55%
Fomento Economico Mexicano0.55%
Coles Group Ltd0.53%
Kerry Group PLC0.45%
Essity Class B0.42%
Asahi Group Holdings0.42%
Kirin Holdings0.39%
Pernod Ricard SA0.38%
Metro0.38%
Henkel & Kgaa Pref AG0.35%
Carlsberg As Class B0.35%
Walmart De Mexico V0.35%
Coca Cola Hbc AG0.32%
George Weston0.31%
Marks and Spencer Group PLC0.30%
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengl0.30%
Ambev Adr Representing One SA0.29%
Kikkoman Corp0.29%
Mowi0.27%
Heineken Holding NV0.26%
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengl0.26%
Magnum Ice Cream0.26%
Shiseido0.24%
Carrefour SA0.23%
Beiersdorf AG0.21%
Unicharm0.21%
Kesko Class B0.21%
Orkla0.20%
Henkel AG0.20%
Sainsbury(J) PLC0.20%
Meiji Holdings Ltd0.19%

Weight gaps

All 34 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in FSTA and KXI, widest gap first
Holding	More in FSTAMore in KXI	FSTA	KXI
Walmart IncWMT	FSTA +6.99 points	14.39%	7.40%
Costco Wholesale CorpCOST	FSTA +5.77 points	11.81%	6.04%
Procter & Gamble CoPG	FSTA +4.76 points	9.81%	5.05%
Coca Cola CoKO	FSTA +4.50 points	9.40%	4.90%
Altria Group IncMO	FSTA +0.59 points	4.00%	3.41%
Mondelez International IncMDLZ	FSTA +0.38 points	2.55%	2.17%
Target CorpTGT	FSTA +0.37 points	2.21%	1.84%
Monster Beverage CorpMNST	FSTA +0.34 points	2.11%	1.77%
Kimberly Clark CorpKMB	FSTA +0.30 points	1.24%	0.94%
Kenvue IncKVUE	FSTA +0.30 points	1.27%	0.97%
Keurig Dr Pepper IncKDP	FSTA +0.29 points	1.57%	1.28%
Sysco CorpSYY	FSTA +0.29 points	1.33%	1.04%
Colgate-Palmolive CoCL	FSTA +0.28 points	2.27%	1.99%
Archer Daniels Midland CoADM	FSTA +0.27 points	1.24%	0.97%
Kroger CoKR	FSTA +0.26 points	1.26%	1.00%
Estee Lauder Cos Inc Class AEL	FSTA +0.26 points	0.97%	0.71%
Dollar General CorpDG	FSTA +0.25 points	1.01%	0.76%
Church & Dwight Co IncCHD	FSTA +0.25 points	0.91%	0.66%
Pepsico IncPEP	FSTA +0.22 points	4.35%	4.13%
Casey General StoresCASY	FSTA +0.21 points	0.87%	0.66%
Hershey Co (The)HSY	FSTA +0.20 points	0.83%	0.63%
Kraft Heinz CoKHC	FSTA +0.20 points	0.75%	0.55%
Philip Morris Intl IncPM	KXI +0.19 points	4.50%	4.69%
Dollar Tree IncDLTR	FSTA +0.20 points	0.87%	0.67%
Tyson Foods Inc Class ATSN	FSTA +0.19 points	0.61%	0.42%
Jm Smucker Co/TheSJM	FSTA +0.19 points	0.55%	0.36%
General Mills IncGIS	FSTA +0.17 points	0.65%	0.48%
Constellation Brands Inc Class ASTZ	FSTA +0.17 points	0.70%	0.53%
Mccormick & Co Inc Non-VtgMKC	FSTA +0.16 points	0.47%	0.31%
Clorox CoCLX	FSTA +0.16 points	0.44%	0.28%
Brown Forman Corp Non Vtg Class BBF.B	FSTA +0.15 points	0.28%	0.13%
Hormel Foods CorpHRL	FSTA +0.14 points	0.30%	0.16%
Bunge Global SABG	FSTA +0.08 points	0.48%	0.40%
Vylor IncVYLR	FSTA +0.06 points	1.32%	1.26%

All 104 FSTA holdings⁠All 92 KXI holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

FSTA vs KXI Cost

Overpaying KXI vs FSTA

$5,933

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

FSTA 0.084%
$1,773
KXI 0.38%
$7,706

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

FSTA 0.084%
KXI 0.38%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	FSTA	KXI	Overpaying
10	$154	$688	$534
20	$603	$2,658	$2,055
30	$1,773	$7,706	$5,933

Expense ratio

0.08%FSTA, cheaper
0.38%KXI

FSTA0.08%KXI0.38%

0.08%0.63%

Middle half of Consumer Staples (Broad) funds
Median 0.38%

FSTA 2nd cheapest of 12 funds

KXI 7th cheapest of 12 funds

FSTA vs KXI Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): FSTA 2.09%; KXI 2.22%, better
Payout (12M): FSTA $1.18; KXI $1.61
Last payment: FSTA $0.29; KXI $0.82
Ex-dividend: FSTA Sep 18, 2026; KXI Jun 15, 2026
Paid on: FSTA Sep 22, 2026; KXI Jun 18, 2026
Frequency: FSTA Quarterly; KXI Twice a year

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

FSTAQuarterly · 40 paymentsAll FSTA payments⁠

KXITwice a year · 20 paymentsAll KXI payments⁠

FSTA vs KXI Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

FSTA
KXI

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: FSTA 13.3%KXI 13.0%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: FSTA 0.66, betterKXI 0.56
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: FSTA −16.6%, betterKXI −17.4%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: FSTA 0.50KXI 0.48; Market = 1

FSTA and KXI in the news

All news⁠

New ETFs
iShares' new AI fund holds $220 million, and Walmart is its largest stock
Oct 5, 2026KXI
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A new US bank ETF puts 42% in four megabanks and charges 0.14%
Oct 5, 2026KXI

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FSTA vs KXI

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How FSTA and KXI differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in FSTA

Only in KXI

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

iShares' new AI fund holds $220 million, and Walmart is its largest stock

A new US bank ETF puts 42% in four megabanks and charges 0.14%

How FSTA and KXI differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in FSTA

Only in KXI

Weight gaps