MSCI US Investable Market Consumer Staples 25/50 Index ETF Tax Rates
Index Description
The index consists of stocks of large, medium, and small U.S. companies in the consumer staples sector. This sector is made up of companies whose businesses are less sensitive to economic cycles. It includes manufacturers and distributors of food, beverages, and tobacco, as well as producers of nondurable household goods and personal products. It also includes food and drug retailing companies as well as hypermarkets and consumer supercenters.
ETFs Tracking The MSCI US Investable Market Consumer Staples 25/50 Index
The following table presents sortable tax data for ETFs currently tracking the MSCI US Investable Market Consumer Staples 25/50 Index.
As Of 05/25/2012
| Symbol | Name | ST Cap Gains Rate | LT Cap Gains Rate | Tax Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VDC | Consumer Staples ETF | 35% | 15% | 1099 |
Other Consumer Staples Equities ETFs
ETFdb staff has allocated each ETF in the ETF database, as well as each index, to a single "best-fit" ETFdb Category. Other ETFs in the Consumer Staples Equities ETFdb Category are presented in the following table.
As Of 05/25/2012| Symbol | Name | ST Cap Gains Rate | LT Cap Gains Rate | Tax Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLP | Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR | 35% | 15% | 1099 |
| VDC | Consumer Staples ETF | 35% | 15% | 1099 |
| KXI | S&P Global Consumer Staples Sector Index Fund | 35% | 15% | 1099 |
| FXG | Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund | 35% | 15% | 1099 |
| IYK | Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Index Fund | 35% | 15% | 1099 |
| ECON | Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Titans Index Fund | 35% | 15% | 1099 |
| PBJ | Dynamic Food & Beverage | 35% | 15% | 1099 |
| RHS | S&P Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF | 35% | 15% | 1099 |
| PSL | Dynamic Consumer Staples | 35% | 15% | 1099 |
| BRAQ | Brazil Consumer ETF | 35% | 15% | 1099 |
| PSCC | S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples Portfolio | 35% | 15% | 1099 |
| IPS | SPDR S&P International Consumer Staples Sector ETF | 35% | 15% | 1099 |
| FCD | Focus Morningstar Consumer Defensive Index ETF | 35% | 15% | 1099 |
| AXSL | MSCI ACWI ex US Consumer Staples Sector Index Fund | 35% | 15% | 1099 |
| GGEM | Consumer Goods GEMS ETF | 35% | 15% | 1099 |
Other Consumer Staples Equities Indexes
Other indexes tracked by ETFs in the Consumer Staples Equities ETFdb Category include:
- Consumer Staples Select Sector Index
- Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Index
- Dynamic Consumer Staples Sector Intellidex Index
- Dynamic Food & Beverage Intellidex Index
- MSCI US Investable Market Consumer Staples 25/50 Index
- S&P Equal Weight Index Consumer Staples
- S&P Global Consumer Staples Index
- S&P Developed Ex-U.S. BMI Consumer Staples Sector Index
- StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index
- S&P SmallCap 600 Consumer Staples Index
- Solactive Brazil Consumer Index
- MSCI All Country World ex USA Consumer Staples Index
- Dow Jones Emerging Market Consumer Index
- Morningstar Consumer Defensive Index
- Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Goods Titans Index
Mutual Funds Tracking MSCI US Investable Market Consumer Staples 25/50 Index
ETF Database categorizes mutual funds for the Mutual Fund to ETF Converter tool. Mutual funds tracking MSCI US Investable Market Consumer Staples 25/50 Index include: FDAGX, FDBGX, FDCGX, FDIGX and FDTGX.
