3 Dividend ETFs to Buy and Hold for Life if the Market Crashes

Dividend ETFs may be the best investment you can make today.

24/7 Wall Street • Dec 11, 2025

3 BlackRock ETFs to Buy Before 2026 (Over 16% Yield!)

Interest rate cuts are finally materializing, and growth is expected to slow, with 2026 expected to be a policy transition year.

24/7 Wall Street • Dec 1, 2025

KXI: Consumer Staples Dashboard For November

Beverage, food, household products, and personal care subsectors are undervalued relative to 11-year averages, while tobacco remains the least attractive in value and quality. iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF provides international exposure to consumer staples, still having 60% of assets in U.S. companies and 20% in Walmart and Costco. Five stocks were cheaper than their peers in November.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 18, 2025

If the AI Bubble Bursts, Here Are Some Defensive ETFs to Consider

As AI-fueled gains spark bubble warnings, investors are eyeing defensive ETFs in consumer staples, utilities and healthcare for safety.

Zacks Investment Research • Oct 9, 2025

Safe But Sorry - The Case For Holding, Not Buying, KXI

KXI offers global consumer staples exposure with defensive appeal but underperforms peers due to weaker international holdings, higher costs, and diluted large-cap concentration. Yield contribution is stable, but capital appreciation lags peers, leaving total returns (~5.3% CAGR) below XLP and VDC. Current cyclical highs reduce the probability of near-term upside; defensive strength justifies a Hold in uncertain macro conditions.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 5, 2025

KXI: The Global Case For Consumer Staples

Consumer staples are a defensive sector, and KXI offers global exposure, enhancing portfolio resilience amid economic uncertainty. iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF stands out with its international diversification, capturing growth from emerging markets and the rising global middle class, especially in Asia. Despite higher fees and some risks like currency and liquidity, KXI has recently outperformed U.S.-focused peers and is less concentrated in top holdings.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 9, 2025

KXI: Consumer Staples Dashboard For May

This article provides a top-down analysis of the consumer staples sector, focusing on value, quality, and momentum metrics for industry evaluation. The sector is currently undervalued by about 9% based on my metrics, with the household products industry being the most undervalued and tobacco the most overvalued. iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF (KXI) offers international exposure with a higher expense ratio and lower historical return than XLP.

Seeking Alpha • May 13, 2025

3 Unique and Dominant Consumer Staples ETF Plays

Investors seeking defensive exposure beyond a broad-based consumer staples exchange-traded fund (ETF) might look to a number of unique funds nonetheless notable for their recent performance. Consumer staples companies appeal to investors when recession fears mount for their supposed resilience in the face of difficult economic conditions.

MarketBeat • Mar 17, 2025

These 3 Consumer Staples ETFs May Provide Shelter in a Turbulent Market

With the S&P 500 officially in correction territory and mounting fears that tariffs and trade wars will lead to a nasty economic downturn, it's not too difficult to envision the 10% drawdown turning into a 20% one.

24/7 Wall Street • Mar 14, 2025

Consumer Staples ETFs: Defensive Strength in Uncertain Times

Consumer spending has been a strong point in the economy, but recent headwinds are building. The consumer discretionary sector has felt pressure due to recessionary concerns on top of pricing inflation from potential tariffs.

ETF Trends • Mar 13, 2025