VDC vs. RSPS: For Consumer Staples ETFs, Does Equal Weighting Beat Lower Costs?

The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEMKT:VDC) and Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEMKT:RSPS) both focus on the consumer staples sector, but VDC charges a fraction of the expense ratio, covers more stocks, and has outperformed RSPS over one and five years.Both funds give investors exposure to companies that produce and sell everyday household products. This comparison looks at how RSPS’s equal-weight strategy stacks up against VDC’s market-cap-weighted approach, taking into account costs, returns, risk, and each fund’s unique characteristics.Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from five-year monthly returns. The one-year return represents total return over the trailing 12 months.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool