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FSTA vs PBJ

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

FSTAANYSE Arca

Invesco Food & Beverage ETF

PBJDNYSE Arca

Overlap

19.3%by weight

Expense ratio

FSTA −0.55pt a year

FSTA0.08%PBJ0.63%

Avg volume · 30D

FSTA 6.2×the volume

FSTA173KPBJ27.9K

10Y return · a year

FSTA +3.3pt

FSTA+8.6%PBJ+5.3%

FSTA vs PBJ Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+46.7%FSTA+20.9%PBJ

Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. FSTA +46.7%. PBJ +20.9%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%10%30%40%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026
Expense ratio
FSTA 0.08%, better
PBJ 0.63%
Fund size
FSTA $1.36B
PBJ $106M
1Y total return
FSTA +18.9%, better
PBJ +11.4%
Yield (12M)
FSTA 2.09%, better
PBJ 1.23%
Holdings
FSTA 99
PBJ 33
Avg volume (30D)
FSTA 173K sh, better
PBJ 27.9K sh
NAV per share
FSTA $56.46
PBJ $47.74
52W range

ETF.net Grade

FSTA: Cost 94, Risk 68, Mission not scored, Tradability 68, Holdings 49, Durability 58. PBJ: Cost 6, Risk 34, Mission 84, Tradability 48, Holdings 69, Durability 58.
Pillar letters and Scores for FSTA, PBJ, with each pillar’s weight
PillarFSTAPBJ
Cost30% weightA94HigherF6
Mission25% weightNot scoredA84
Risk15% weightB68HigherD34
Tradability15% weightB68HigherC48
Holdings10% weightC49B69Higher
Durability5% weightB58B58

Rank among Consumer Staples (Broad) funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. FSTA and PBJ 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 PBJ 11th of 12 funds in the Consumer Staples (Broad) Category.

  1. Rank 1AXLPState Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETFScore 83
  2. Rank 2AFSTAFidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETFScore 75
  3. Rank 3BVDCVanguard Consumer Staples ETFScore 68
  4. Rank 10DFTXGFirst Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETFScore 33
  5. Rank 11DPBJInvesco Food & Beverage ETFScore 32
  6. Rank 12DFXGFirst Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX FundScore 28

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

FSTAAFidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

PBJDInvesco Food & Beverage 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.

PBJ The thematic purist of consumer staples: about 30 US food and drink stocks, picked by a quant screen rather than market cap. No cigarettes, no shampoo aisle, just what ends up on the table.

Stated mandate

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

PBJ The Fund seeks capital appreciation by investing in companies selected through the Dynamic Food & Beverage IntellidexSM Index methodology.

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.
  • PBJ Food and drink only. The index holds about 30 US food and beverage companies, so tobacco and household-products giants never crowd out the theme.invesco.com
  • Names earn their spot on price momentum, earnings momentum, quality, management action and value, and the lineup is rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly.invesco.com
  • Trading since 2005, making it one of the longest-running funds aimed squarely at the food and beverage aisle. Distributions land quarterly.

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.
  • PBJ At 0.63% (0.64% gross, net of a waiver through August 31, 2028), it costs more than the typical staples fund, and well above cap-weighted XLP at 0.08% or VDC at 0.09%.
  • Thinly traded and a smaller fund, so the spread you pay getting in and out can matter as much as the fee.
  • Quarterly reconstitution keeps the roster moving. About 30 holdings means single stocks carry real weight, and the lineup can look different a year from now.invesco.com

Full FSTA profile⁠

Full PBJ profile⁠

FSTA vs PBJ Holdings

How FSTA and PBJ differ

Overlap by weight

19.3%

Shared holdings make up 82.4% of PBJ and 23.5% of FSTA.

Level by level

  • Holdings25 in both19.3%
  • Sector6 Sectors84.1%
  • Countryby domicile97.2%
  • Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in FSTA and PBJ, widest gap first
SectorMore in FSTAMore in PBJ
Consumer StaplesFSTA +14.7 points
IndustrialsPBJ +4.9 points
MaterialsPBJ +4.3 points
Consumer DiscretionaryPBJ +3.5 points
TechnologyPBJ +3.2 points
FinancialsFSTA +1.1 points

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in FSTA and PBJ, widest gap first
CountryMore in FSTAMore in PBJ
United StatesFSTA +2.8 points
United KingdomPBJ +2.8 points

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

  • FSTA65.3%
  • PBJ47.0%

Securities held

  • FSTA97
  • PBJ32

Asset class

FSTA
Equity
PBJ
Equity

Holdings

  • Only in FSTA72
  • In both25
  • Only in PBJ7

Only in FSTA

72 securities, 77.6% of FSTA by weight

  • Walmart Inc14.39%
  • Costco Wholesale Corp11.81%
  • Procter & Gamble Co9.81%

Only in PBJ

7 securities, 17.5% of PBJ by weight

  • Starbucks Corp5.09%
  • Corteva Inc4.53%
  • Nomad Foods Ltd2.79%

Weight gaps

All 25 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in FSTA and PBJ, widest gap first
HoldingMore in FSTAMore in PBJ
Kroger CoKRPBJ +4.49 points
Coca Cola CoKOFSTA +4.24 points
Keurig Dr Pepper IncKDPPBJ +4.08 points
Sysco CorpSYYPBJ +3.71 points
Archer Daniels Midland CoADMPBJ +3.67 points
Weis Markets IncWMKPBJ +2.82 points
Boston Beer Company Class ASAMPBJ +2.73 points
Monster Beverage CorpMNSTPBJ +2.74 points

All 104 FSTA holdings⁠All 31 PBJ 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 PBJ Cost

Overpaying PBJ vs FSTA

$10,586

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

  • FSTA 0.084%

    $1,773

  • PBJ 0.63%

    $12,359

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • FSTA 0.084%
  • PBJ 0.63%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530PBJ $12,359FSTA $1,773

Year by year

YearFSTAPBJOverpaying
10$154$1,128$974
20$603$4,311$3,708
30$1,773$12,359$10,586

Expense ratio

  • 0.08%FSTA, cheaper
  • 0.63%PBJ
  • Middle half of Consumer Staples (Broad) funds
  • Median 0.38%

FSTA 2nd cheapest of 12 funds

PBJ 11th cheapest of 12 funds

FSTA vs PBJ Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
FSTA 2.09%, better
PBJ 1.23%
Payout (12M)
FSTA $1.18
PBJ $0.59
Last payment
FSTA $0.29
PBJ $0.18
Ex-dividend
FSTA Sep 18, 2026
PBJ Sep 21, 2026
Paid on
FSTA Sep 22, 2026
PBJ Sep 25, 2026
Frequency
FSTA Quarterly
PBJ Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

FSTAQuarterly · 40 paymentsAll FSTA payments⁠
One bar per payment. 40 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 17, 2017 $0.16; Jun 16, 2017 $0.25; Sep 15, 2017 $0.21; Dec 15, 2017 $0.21; Mar 16, 2018 $0.23; Jun 15, 2018 $0.23; Sep 21, 2018 $0.22; Dec 21, 2018 $0.24; Mar 15, 2019 $0.22; Jun 21, 2019 $0.23; Sep 20, 2019 $0.23; Dec 20, 2019 $0.25; Mar 20, 2020 $0.25; Jun 19, 2020 $0.23; Sep 18, 2020 $0.24; Dec 18, 2020 $0.29; Mar 19, 2021 $0.25; Jun 18, 2021 $0.24; Sep 17, 2021 $0.25; Dec 17, 2021 $0.26; Mar 18, 2022 $0.25; Jun 17, 2022 $0.25; Sep 16, 2022 $0.25; Dec 16, 2022 $0.26; Mar 17, 2023 $0.26; Jun 16, 2023 $0.27; Sep 15, 2023 $0.28; Dec 15, 2023 $0.28; Dec 28, 2023 $0.10; Mar 15, 2024 $0.28; Jun 21, 2024 $0.29; Sep 20, 2024 $0.27; Dec 20, 2024 $0.27; Mar 21, 2025 $0.28; Jun 20, 2025 $0.30; Sep 19, 2025 $0.28; Dec 19, 2025 $0.30; Mar 20, 2026 $0.29; Jun 18, 2026 $0.30; Sep 18, 2026 $0.29. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502017202020232026YTD
PBJQuarterly · 37 paymentsAll PBJ payments⁠
One bar per payment. 37 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 16, 2017 $0.10; Sep 18, 2017 $0.14; Mar 19, 2018 $0.12; Jun 18, 2018 $0.11; Sep 24, 2018 $0.10; Dec 24, 2018 $0.09; Mar 18, 2019 $0.04; Jun 24, 2019 $0.15; Sep 23, 2019 $0.11; Dec 23, 2019 $0.12; Mar 23, 2020 $0.08; Jun 22, 2020 $0.11; Sep 21, 2020 $0.11; Dec 21, 2020 $0.12; Mar 22, 2021 $0.12; Jun 21, 2021 $0.12; Sep 20, 2021 $0.10; Dec 20, 2021 $0.07; Mar 21, 2022 $0.10; Jun 21, 2022 $0.12; Sep 19, 2022 $0.15; Dec 19, 2022 $0.47; Mar 20, 2023 $0.20; Jun 20, 2023 $0.25; Sep 18, 2023 $0.17; Dec 18, 2023 $0.22; Mar 18, 2024 $0.07; Jun 24, 2024 $0.15; Sep 23, 2024 $0.12; Dec 23, 2024 $0.17; Mar 24, 2025 $0.22; Jun 23, 2025 $0.28; Sep 22, 2025 $0.20; Dec 22, 2025 $0.12; Mar 23, 2026 $0.15; Jun 22, 2026 $0.14; Sep 21, 2026 $0.18. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502017202020232026YTD

FSTA vs PBJ Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • FSTA
  • PBJ
Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. Worst fall: FSTA −16.6% · Oct 2022. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−15%−10%−5%0%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
FSTA 13.3%, betterPBJ 13.4%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
FSTA 0.66, betterPBJ 0.20
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
FSTA −16.6%PBJ −15.8%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
FSTA 0.50PBJ 0.50Same figure. Both funds show the same value, so neither comes out ahead.

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