MSCI World Consumer Staples Index

The sector bundles producers and retailers of everyday essentials. Demand is largely independent of the business cycle, which makes the sector defensive in downturns.

The constituents come from the MSCI World, where the history and composition of the full index are shown.

The ten largest holdings make up 60.3% of the MSCI World Nichtzyklische Konsumgüter, out of 88 holdings in total; the largest sector is Consumer Staples at 100.0% (as of Oct 29, 2026).

Composition – 50 Largest Holdings

Based on: State Street® SPDR® MSCI World Consumer Staples UCITS ETF · as of Oct 29, 2026 · 88 holdings

Composition – 50 largest holdings
#StockTickerSectorCountryWeight
1Walmart Inc.WMTConsumer StaplesUnited States11.17%
2Costco Wholesale CorporationCOSTConsumer StaplesUnited States9.29%
3Procter & Gamble CompanyPGConsumer StaplesUnited States7.89%
4Coca-Cola CompanyKOConsumer StaplesUnited States7.59%
5Philip Morris International Inc.PMConsumer StaplesUnited States6.86%
6Nestle S.A.NESNConsumer StaplesSwitzerland5.46%
7PepsiCo Inc.PEPConsumer StaplesUnited States3.84%
8Unilever plcULVRConsumer StaplesUnited Kingdom2.90%
9Altria Group Inc.MOConsumer StaplesUnited States2.71%
10British American Tobacco p.l.c.BATSConsumer StaplesUnited Kingdom2.55%
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Sectors

Countries

United States66.7%
United Kingdom9.8%
Switzerland6.0%
Japan4.2%
France3.8%
Canada2.1%
Netherlands2.1%
Belgium1.6%
Australia1.2%
Germany0.6%
Norway0.5%
Ireland0.4%

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MSCI World Consumer Staples Index Funds and ETFs

ETFs Tracking This Index

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