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3 Defensive ETFs That Are Quietly Crushing the S&P 500 While Tech Implodes
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What we’re looking at may be the most paradoxical environment in decades. Defensive ETFs like the Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (NYSEARCA:FSTA), Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU), and iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA) are crushing the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 stocks. This is not because these defensive stocks are somehow posting ... 3 Defensive ETFs That Are Quietly Crushing the S&P 500 While Tech Implodes
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on March 19, 2026.
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