Is FSTA a good investment?

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (FSTA) is a consumer sector ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores FSTA 4.0 out of 10 — highest on Risk (9.4), lowest on Growth (1.2). It trades at 25.0 times earnings, against its own median of 23.8. Its ten largest holdings are 65% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is FSTA rated? ETF Copilot scores Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (FSTA) 4.0 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (FSTA) 4.0 out of 10 overall.

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

Overall: 4.0 / 10
Growth: 1.2 / 10
Valuation: 6.7 / 10
Risk: 9.4 / 10
Quality: 3.3 / 10
Return: 1.8 / 10

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

As of September 11, 2026, FSTA charges 0.08% a year, yields 2.43% and holds $1.4B in assets across 93 positions.

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (FSTA) — cost, income and size
Measure	FSTA
Expense ratio	0.08%
Dividend yield	2.43%
Assets under management	$1.4B
Holdings	93

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.

What stands out in FSTA's data

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

Profitability lags most peers — the portfolio holds the category's less efficient names.

EBITDA margin of 18.2% trails the category median of 19.2%, placing it behind most peers. The fund charges just 0.08% a year.

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

Why did FSTA move this week? It fell 2.1% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Costco Wholesale and Casey S General Stores drove it

FSTA fell 2.1% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Costco Wholesale (−2.2%), Casey S General Stores (−18.8%) and Walmart (−1.2%); Philip Morris International (+2.6%) pushed the other way.

Is FSTA expensive right now? It trades at 25.0 times earnings, against its own median of 23.8

As of September 11, 2026, FSTA is more expensive than 76% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 87 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside FSTA?

What's inside FSTA: Size (Large 73%, Mid 16%, Small 11%); Geography (International 5%, US 95%).

What are FSTA's top holdings? The ten largest are 65% of the fund

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

More concentrated than 74% 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.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (FSTA) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/fsta