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FSTA vs PSL

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

FSTAANYSE Arca

Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Momentum ETF

PSLDNasdaq

Overlap

Expense ratio

FSTA −0.52pt a year

FSTA0.08%PSL0.60%

Avg volume · 30D

FSTA 118.7×the volume

FSTA177KPSL1.49K

10Y return · a year

Same figure. Both funds show the same value, so neither comes out ahead.

FSTA+8.8%PSL+8.8%

FSTA vs PSL Performance

Nov 3, 2021 – Nov 3, 2026

+43.8%FSTA+28.4%PSL

Nov 3, 2021 to Nov 3, 2026. FSTA +43.8%. PSL +28.4%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−20%0%20%Nov 2021May 2024Nov 2026
Expense ratio
FSTA 0.08%, better
PSL 0.60%
Fund size
FSTA $1.36B
PSL $81M
1Y total return
FSTA +19.3%, better
PSL +10.6%
Yield (12M)
FSTA 2.09%, better
PSL 0.71%
Holdings
FSTA 98
PSL 51
Avg volume (30D)
FSTA 177K sh, better
PSL 1.49K sh
NAV per share
FSTA $56.43
PSL $114.32
52W range

ETF.net Grade

FSTA: Cost 94, Risk 69, Mission not scored, Tradability 68, Holdings 46, Durability 58. PSL: Cost 22, Risk 50, Mission not scored, Tradability 17, Holdings 86, Durability 48.
Pillar letters and Scores for FSTA, PSL, with each pillar’s weight
PillarFSTAPSL
Cost30% weightA94HigherF22
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightB69HigherC50
Tradability15% weightB68HigherF17
Holdings10% weightC46A86Higher
Durability5% weightB58HigherC48

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 PSL 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 PSL 9th of 12 funds in the Consumer Staples (Broad) Category.

  1. Rank 1AXLPState Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETFScore 84
  2. Rank 2AFSTAFidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETFScore 75
  3. Rank 3BVDCVanguard Consumer Staples ETFScore 69
  4. Rank 8CTRUOVanEck Consumer Staples TruSector ETFScore 40
  5. Rank 9DPSLInvesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Momentum ETFScore 36
  6. Rank 10DFTXGFirst Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETFScore 32

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

FSTAAFidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

PSLDInvesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Momentum 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.

PSL Most staples funds buy the whole aisle. PSL ranks staples names on relative strength and reshuffles quarterly, holding roughly 50 at 0.60% net of a waiver through August 31, 2028.

Stated mandate

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

PSL The Fund is based on the Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Technical Leaders Index, which selects at least 30 consumer-staples securities exhibiting powerful relative-strength characteristics.

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.
  • PSL Momentum inside the market's most defensive aisle: the index picks at least 30 staples names showing relative strength, then rebalances and reconstitutes every quarter.invesco.com
  • Price strength, not market cap, decides who gets in, so the roughly 50-stock lineup can look very different from the cap-weighted staples giants.invesco.com
  • Live since 2006, making it one of the longest-running momentum sector funds on the board, with pay-outs on a quarterly schedule.

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.
  • PSL The screen costs: 0.60% net of a waiver through August 31, 2028 (0.76% gross) sits above the staples category median. XLP charges 0.08%, VDC 0.09%, neither under a waiver.
  • Thinly traded next to the big staples funds, so spreads can widen and limit orders earn their keep.
  • A quarterly momentum reset means holdings turn over and the portfolio can drift far from the broad staples benchmark, for better or worse.invesco.com

Full FSTA profile⁠

Full PSL profile⁠

FSTA vs PSL 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 PSL Cost

Overpaying PSL vs FSTA

$10,044

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

  • FSTA 0.084%

    $1,773

  • PSL 0.60%

    $11,817

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • FSTA 0.084%
  • PSL 0.60%
  • 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$12.5K051015202530PSL $11,817FSTA $1,773

Year by year

YearFSTAPSLOverpaying
10$154$1,076$922
20$603$4,116$3,513
30$1,773$11,817$10,044

Expense ratio

  • 0.08%FSTA, cheaper
  • 0.60%PSL
  • Middle half of Consumer Staples (Broad) funds
  • Median 0.38%

FSTA 2nd cheapest of 12 funds

PSL 9th cheapest of 12 funds

FSTA vs PSL Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 3, 2026
Yield (12M)
FSTA 2.09%, better
PSL 0.71%
Payout (12M)
FSTA $1.18
PSL $0.80
Last payment
FSTA $0.29
PSL $0.17
Ex-dividend
FSTA Sep 18, 2026
PSL Sep 21, 2026
Paid on
FSTA Sep 22, 2026
PSL Sep 25, 2026
Frequency
FSTA Quarterly
PSL 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
PSLQuarterly · 36 paymentsAll PSL payments⁠
One bar per payment. 36 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 16, 2017 $0.10; Sep 18, 2017 $0.12; Mar 19, 2018 $0.07; Jun 18, 2018 $0.13; Sep 24, 2018 $0.13; Dec 24, 2018 $0.16; Jun 24, 2019 $0.08; Sep 23, 2019 $0.14; Dec 23, 2019 $0.13; Mar 23, 2020 $0.16; Jun 22, 2020 $0.18; Sep 21, 2020 $0.19; Dec 21, 2020 $0.17; Mar 22, 2021 $0.12; Jun 21, 2021 $0.35; Sep 20, 2021 $0.35; Dec 20, 2021 $0.31; Mar 21, 2022 $0.21; Jun 21, 2022 $0.36; Sep 19, 2022 $0.25; Dec 19, 2022 $0.82; Mar 20, 2023 $0.27; Jun 20, 2023 $0.36; Sep 18, 2023 $0.23; Dec 18, 2023 $0.40; Mar 18, 2024 $0.18; Jun 24, 2024 $0.13; Sep 23, 2024 $0.10; Dec 23, 2024 $0.21; Mar 24, 2025 $0.22; Jun 23, 2025 $0.28; Sep 22, 2025 $0.20; Dec 22, 2025 $0.23; Mar 23, 2026 $0.21; Jun 22, 2026 $0.19; Sep 21, 2026 $0.17. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502017202020232026YTD

FSTA vs PSL Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • FSTA
  • PSL
Nov 3, 2021 to Nov 3, 2026. Worst fall: PSL −19.0% · Jun 2022. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−15%−10%−5%0%Nov 2021May 2024Nov 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
FSTA 13.3%, betterPSL 15.2%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
FSTA 0.66, betterPSL 0.63
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
FSTA −16.6%, betterPSL −19.0%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
FSTA 0.48PSL 0.66

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