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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NYSEARCA:GLDNYSEARCA:XLP On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeGLDSPDR Gold Shares$306.12-0.4%$277.54$210.71▼$308.06$92.02B0.177.48 million shs18.07 million shsXLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund$81.87+2.1%$80.72$73.47▼$84.53$16.77B0.5911.39 million shs13.65 million shs13 Stocks Institutional Investors Won't Stop BuyingWhich stocks are hedge funds and endowments buying in today's market? Enter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of thirteen stocks that institutional investors are buying now.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceGLDSPDR Gold Shares-0.44%+4.71%+9.34%+22.81%+39.41%XLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund+2.13%+3.18%+2.66%+5.99%+11.57%Compare MarketRank™CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & ValuationGLDSPDR Gold SharesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AXLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceGLDSPDR Gold Shares 0.00N/AN/AN/AXLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund 2.52Moderate Buy$81.87N/ACurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownCompare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookGLDSPDR Gold SharesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AXLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateGLDSPDR Gold SharesN/AN/AN/A∞N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AXLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR FundN/AN/A22.54∞N/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthGLDSPDR Gold SharesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AXLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund$2.042.49%N/AN/AN/ACompare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipGLDSPDR Gold Shares42.19%XLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR FundN/AInsider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipGLDSPDR Gold SharesN/AXLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR FundN/ACompare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableGLDSPDR Gold SharesN/A300.60 millionN/ANot OptionableXLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR FundN/A204.87 millionN/ANot OptionableGLD and XLP HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesTop SA quant rated consumer staples as Q1 earnings kick inApril 17 at 4:07 PM | msn.comOverweight Tech? Don't Ignore Case for Equal-Weight ETF EQLApril 17 at 10:54 AM | etftrends.comXLP: The Winner Of The Market RotationApril 16 at 12:39 PM | seekingalpha.comShort interest bets for bigger consumer staple names fall in MarchApril 15 at 10:20 PM | msn.comTop consumer staples gainers and losers during tariff frenzy weekApril 13, 2025 | msn.comTraders Purchase Large Volume of Put Options on Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLP)April 12, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comWorried About Tariffs? This ETF Could Offer You Some SafetyApril 9, 2025 | baystreet.caDefensive ETF Strategies to Follow Amid Market CarnageApril 7, 2025 | zacks.com2 Defensive Sectors to Protect Your Portfolio During a Recession (XLP)April 7, 2025 | marketbeat.com5 Consumer Stocks That Hit 52-Week Lows Last Week On Trump's Tariff ShockwavesApril 7, 2025 | msn.comNew Tariff Worsens Trade War Fears: 5 Safe Haven ETFs to BuyApril 3, 2025 | zacks.comEstée Lauder Stock: Is EL Underperforming the Consumer Defensive Sector?March 17, 2025 | msn.com3 Unique and Dominant Consumer Staples ETF Plays (XLP)March 17, 2025 | marketbeat.comThese 3 Consumer Staples ETFs May Provide Shelter in a Turbulent MarketMarch 14, 2025 | 247wallst.comThe Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) Shares Cross Below 200 DMAMarch 14, 2025 | nasdaq.comShort bets on consumer staple stocks rise in February, risk on or risk off?March 13, 2025 | msn.comConsumer Staples ETFs: Defensive Strength in Uncertain TimesMarch 13, 2025 | etftrends.comKimberly-Clark Stock: Is KMB Outperforming the Consumer Defensive Sector?March 12, 2025 | msn.comChatGPT picks 3 safe haven stocks to buy for 2025March 12, 2025 | finbold.comRecession Fears Looming? Secure Your Portfolio With These ETFsMarch 11, 2025 | zacks.comInvestors Could Keep Buying Staples Stocks, UBS Analysts SayMarch 10, 2025 | msn.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeGLD and XLP Company DescriptionsSPDR Gold Shares NYSEARCA:GLD$306.12 -1.35 (-0.44%) Closing price 04/17/2025 04:10 PM EasternExtended Trading$306.52 +0.40 (+0.13%) As of 04/17/2025 06:24 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.SPDR Gold Trust (the Trust) is an investment trust. The investment objective of the Trust is for the Shares to reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion, less the Trust's expenses. The Trust's business activity is the investment of gold. The Trust creates and redeems Shares from time to time, but in one or more Baskets (a Basket equals a block of 100,000 Shares). The Trust issues Shares in Baskets to certain authorized participants (Authorized Participants) on an ongoing basis. The creation and redemption of Baskets is only made in exchange for the delivery to the Trust or the distribution by the Trust of the amount of gold and any cash represented by the Baskets being created or redeemed, the amount of which will be based on the combined net asset value of various Shares included in the Baskets being created or redeemed determined on the day the order to create or redeem Baskets is properly received.Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSEARCA:XLP$81.87 +1.71 (+2.13%) Closing price 04/17/2025 04:10 PM EasternExtended Trading$82.06 +0.19 (+0.24%) As of 04/17/2025 06:24 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded equity securities of companies in The Consumer Staples Select Sector Index (the Index).The Fund typically invests in substantially all of the securities represented in the Index in approximately the same proportions as the Index. Under normal market conditions, the Fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities consisting of the Index. In addition, the Fund may invest in cash and cash equivalents or money market instruments, such as repurchase agreements and money market funds (including money market funds advised by SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM). It invests in industries, such as food & staples retailing, household products, food products, tobacco, beverages and personal products. SSgA FM serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. 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