Is XLP a good investment?

State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) is a consumer sector ETF. This page answers with measurements rather than opinions: ETF Copilot's own 0–10 scores, what the fund holds and how concentrated it is, each computed from the fund's published holdings and updated daily.

Updated August 25, 2026

ETF Copilot scores State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) 4.1 out of 10

As of August 25, 2026, ETF Copilot scores State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) 4.1 out of 10 overall.

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

Overall: 4.1 / 10
Growth: 1.1 / 10
Valuation: 7.6 / 10
Risk: 9.2 / 10
Quality: 3.8 / 10
Return: 1.7 / 10

XLP is ranked #2 of 10 in ETF Copilot's Defensive list.

What stands out in XLP's data

Tracks U.S. consumer staples firms through a cap-weighted index.

A focused exposure to U.S. consumer staples, offering stability within a broader equity allocation.

What XLP holds

What's inside XLP: Size (Large 81%, Mid 14%, Small 5%); Geography (International 5%, US 96%).

XLP's ten largest holdings are 62% of the fund

More concentrated than 64% of Consumer ETFs.

Half of XLP's weight sits in its 8 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 20 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) scores and holdings analysis”, as of August 25, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/xlp