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Fidelity Select Consumer Staples Portfolio (FDFAX) Alternatives

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Aug 4, 2026

The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of consumer staples. It invests in domestic and foreign issuers. The fund uses fundamental analysis of factors such as each issuer's financial condition and industry position, as well as market and economic conditions, to select investments. It invests primarily in common stocks. The fund is non-diversified.

Fidelity Select Consumer Staples Portfolio (FDFAX) belongs to the Consumer Staples Equities category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with FDFAX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Other Mutual Funds from Fidelity

The 10 most viewed Fidelity mutual funds shown here include FXAIX, FSELX, FZROX and span 6 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $176B.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
FXAIX
Fidelity 500 Index FundS&P 500
59
10.13%
—Feb 1988FDFAX vs FXAIX
FSELX
Fidelity Select Semiconductors PortfolioSemiconductors, Technology Equities
80
49.63%
—Jul 1985FDFAX vs FSELX
FZROX
Fidelity ZERO Total Market Index FundLarge Cap Blend Equities
59
10.58%
——FDFAX vs FZROX
FSKAX
Fidelity Total Market Index FundLarge Cap Blend Equities
58
10.51%
——FDFAX vs FSKAX
FSPGX
Fidelity Large Cap Growth Index FundLarge Cap Growth Equities
10
0.30%
——FDFAX vs FSPGX
FBGRX
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth FundLarge Cap Growth Equities
35
11.25%
—Dec 1987FDFAX vs FBGRX
FCNTX
Fidelity ContrafundLarge Cap Growth Equities
23
6.89%
176.32BMay 1967FDFAX vs FCNTX
FNILX
Fidelity ZERO Large Cap Index FundLarge Cap Blend Equities
54
9.84%
——FDFAX vs FNILX
FSPSX
Fidelity International Index FundForeign Large Cap Equities
64
11.79%
—Nov 1997FDFAX vs FSPSX
FTIHX
Fidelity Total International Index FundForeign Large Cap Equities
70
12.93%
—Jun 2016FDFAX vs FTIHX

Often Compared With FDFAX

Investors most often compare FDFAX with VCSAX, FSUTX, WATFX. These 20 comparison targets span 14 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
VCSAX
Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund Admiral Share...Consumer Staples Equities
15
10.28%
9.20BJan 2004FDFAX vs VCSAX
FSUTX
Fidelity Select Utilities PortfolioUtilities Equities
9
3.26%
—Dec 1981FDFAX vs FSUTX
WATFX
Western Asset Core Bond FundIntermediate Core Bond
12
-1.49%
—Sep 1990FDFAX vs WATFX
FSTA
Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETFConsumer Staples Equities
25
10.11%
1.39BOct 2013FDFAX vs FSTA
FITLX
Fidelity U.S. Sustainability Index FundLarge Cap Blend Equities, ESG
50
10.11%
—May 2017FDFAX vs FITLX
AAPL
Apple Inc
90
11.82%
——FDFAX vs AAPL
FPURX
Fidelity Puritan FundDiversified Portfolio
44
7.73%
—Apr 1947FDFAX vs FPURX
VIIIX
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Institutional Pl...S&P 500, Large Cap Blend Equities
59
10.12%
349.70BJul 1997FDFAX vs VIIIX
VDC
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETFConsumer Staples Equities
26
10.12%
9.20BJan 2004FDFAX vs VDC
PSL
Invesco DWA Consumer Staples Momentum ETFMomentum, Consumer Staples Equities
20
14.41%
84.71MOct 2006FDFAX vs PSL
XLB
Materials Select Sector SPDR ETFMaterials
44
13.40%
8.47BDec 1998FDFAX vs XLB
FBCVX
Fidelity Blue Chip Value FundLarge Cap Value Equities
94
22.39%
—Jun 2003FDFAX vs FBCVX
RSPS
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETFConsumer Staples Equities, S&P 500, Equal Weight
18
8.06%
256.41MNov 2006FDFAX vs RSPS
GQEPX
GQG Partners US Select Quality Equity Fund Investo...Quality Factor, Large Cap Growth Equities
14
6.74%
—Sep 2018FDFAX vs GQEPX
FDVLX
Fidelity Value FundMid Cap Value Equities
90
24.89%
—Dec 1978FDFAX vs FDVLX
VOO
Vanguard S&P 500 ETFS&P 500
78
11.72%
1.70TSep 2010FDFAX vs VOO
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFS&P 500
78
11.70%
789.06BJan 1993FDFAX vs SPY
SPMO
Invesco S&P 500 Momentum ETFMomentum, S&P 500
51
22.35%
21.05BOct 2015FDFAX vs SPMO
XLP
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR E...Consumer Staples Equities
26
10.62%
14.95BDec 1998FDFAX vs XLP
^GSPC
S&P 500 Index
79
11.03%
——FDFAX vs ^GSPC

Compare FDFAX with Any Fund or Stock

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Diversifiers

Pair FDFAX with funds that move differently

Fidelity Select Consumer Staples Portfolio alternatives help with substitution. Diversifiers are the next step when you want funds with lower historical correlation to FDFAX.

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