An ETF tracking Canadian consumer stocks is the only major fund to have had a positive return every year over the past decade, data shows. The iShares S & P/TSX Capped Consumer Staples Index ETF (ticker XST) is the sole fund of almost 7,000 equities ETFs worldwide screened by CNBC Pro not to have a single year of negative returns between Jan. 1, 2013, and Dec. 31, 2022. The ETF, traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange, has offered investors a 14% compound annual growth rate over the same period — significantly higher than broader index-tracking funds, according to data analytics tool Koyfin. The Canadian-dollar-based fund beat the SPDR S & P 500 ETF (SPY) by 59 percentage points in total returns over the past decade. It also outperformed the Canada-focussed iShares Core S & P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF (XIC) by about 125 percentage points over the same period. The Canadian…
