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Is FSTA a good investment?

Updated October 28, 2026

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (FSTA) is a consumer sector ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores FSTA 4.1 out of 10 — highest on Risk (9.5), lowest on Growth (1.3). It trades at 25.5 times earnings, against its own median of 24.2. Its ten largest holdings are 64% of the fund.

What stands out in FSTA's data

U.S. consumer staples stocks, held through a cap-weighted index.

Trades at a richer price than most consumer-staples peers — you pay more for each dollar of earnings.

Trailing P/E multiple of 25.5x places it among the most expensive in the consumer-staples category, whose median is 22.7x. Its EBITDA margin of 18.1% sits in line with the category norm.

A calmer ride through market swings for a portfolio focused on everyday consumer goods.

How is FSTA rated? ETF Copilot scores Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (FSTA) 4.1 out of 10

As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (FSTA) 4.1 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 4.1 / 10
  • Growth: 1.3 / 10
  • Value: 5.3 / 10
  • Risk: 9.5 / 10
  • Quality: 3.2 / 10
  • Return: 2.9 / 10

Is FSTA expensive right now? It trades at 25.5 times earnings, against its own median of 24.2

As of October 28, 2026, FSTA is more expensive than 83% of its own last 9 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from FSTA's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside FSTA?

What's inside FSTA: Size (Large 78%, Mid 16%, Small 6%); Geography (International 0%, US 100%).

What are FSTA's top holdings? The ten largest are 64% of the fund

Walmart, Costco Wholesale, Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, Philip Morris, PepsiCo, Altria, Mondelez International, Colgate-Palmolive and Target are FSTA's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 69% of Consumer ETFs.

Half of FSTA's weight sits in its 6 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 16 equally weighted holdings.

What is FSTA's expense ratio? 0.08% a year

As of October 28, 2026, FSTA charges 0.08% a year, yields 2.15% and holds $1.5B in assets across 95 positions.

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (FSTA) — cost, income and size
MeasureFSTA
Expense ratio0.08%
Dividend yield2.15%
Assets under management$1.5B
Holdings95

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

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ETF Copilot, “Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (FSTA) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/fsta

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