ETF · Xtrackers
XSCS Xtrackers MSCI USA Consumer Staples UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00BGQYRQ28London Stock Exchange: XSCSDeutsche Bank AG
- Single sectors
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE£42.01
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.12% a year
- Fund size
- £91.9m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, XSCS (Xtrackers MSCI USA Consumer Staples UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BGQYRQ28) closed at £42.01 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.12% a year (about £12 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +53.2%, or +19.6% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +20.9%
- +16.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +38.4%
- +25.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +53.2%
- +19.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,532 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,196 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of Xtrackers MSCI USA Consumer Staples UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +8.6%, 2023 −7.0%, 2024 +14.5%, 2025 −6.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +22.7%. Returns of Xtrackers MSCI USA Consumer Staples UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +7.7%; to 30/09/2025: −3.6%; to 30/09/2024: +10.4%; to 30/09/2023: −4.9%; to 30/09/2022: +19.6%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +22.7% | +18.8% | |
| to | −6.7% | −9.9% | |
| to | +14.5% | +10.6% | |
| −7.0% | −10.7% | ||
| +8.6% | −0.6% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +7.7% | +3.8% |
| from | −3.6% | −7.3% |
| from | +10.4% | +7.6% |
| from | −4.9% | −10.6% |
| from | +19.6% | +9.9% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
14.3%over 5 years
| 1 year | 17.8% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 13.3% |
| 5 years | 14.3% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −14.8%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −10.2%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +26.7%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 0.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Xtrackers MSCI USA Consumer Staples UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 17.8% over 1 year, 13.3% over 3 years, 14.3% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Xtrackers MSCI USA Consumer Staples UCITS ETF since November 2021, in pounds: −14.8% from 19/08/2022 to 06/10/2023. The lowest 12-month return of Xtrackers MSCI USA Consumer Staples UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −10.2% (12 months to 27/10/2023); the highest was +26.7% (12 months to 29/04/2022). On 13/11/2026 the price of Xtrackers MSCI USA Consumer Staples UCITS ETF was at its highest weekly close since November 2021, in pounds.
As of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.12%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £12
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £60
- of £10,000, before growth
- 0 charge less
- 6 the same
- 158 charge more
Ongoing charge of Xtrackers MSCI USA Consumer Staples UCITS ETF 0.12% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 158 of the 164 other single-sector funds charge more, 6 the same and 0 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
As of
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
Xtrackers MSCI USA Consumer Staples UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Xtrackers, launched in 2017.
It tracks the MSCI USA / Consumer Staples -SEC.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.12% a year — about £12 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
Single sectors: Funds focused on one industry — banks, energy, defence, mining and so on.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- XSCS
- ISIN
- IE00BGQYRQ28
- Also listed as
- XUCS (London Stock Exchange, US dollars)
- Provider
- Xtrackers
- Tracks
- MSCI USA / Consumer Staples -SEC
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Distributing, paid semi-annual
- Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.12% a year · about £12 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £91.9m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- UK reporting fund status
- Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
- Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Single sectors
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £34.61 on 14/11/2025 to £42.01 on 13/11/2026 (+21.4%). The lowest close shown was £34.15 on 26/12/2025 and the highest £42.01 on 13/11/2026.
One close a week. Before 29/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded. Weeks missing from our record are filled from the same history. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
262 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
- Holdings
- 31
- 32 reported in all
- Ten largest
- 81.5%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 10
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 16.9%
- Walmart
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WalmartWMTConsumer StaplesUnited States | 16.87% |
| 2 | Costco WholesaleCOSTConsumer StaplesUnited States | 14.80% |
| 3 | Procter & GamblePGConsumer StaplesUnited States | 11.95% |
| 4 | Coca-ColaKOConsumer StaplesUnited States | 11.53% |
| 5 | Philip Morris InternationalPMConsumer StaplesUnited States | 9.36% |
| 6 | PepsiCoPEPConsumer StaplesUnited States | 5.93% |
| 7 | Altria GroupMOConsumer StaplesUnited States | 3.98% |
| 8 | Mondelez International · Class AMDLZConsumer StaplesUnited States | 2.61% |
| 9 | Colgate-PalmoliveCLConsumer StaplesUnited States | 2.27% |
| 10 | TargetTGTConsumer StaplesUnited States | 2.23% |
As of , holdings as published
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions without a classification are shown as they come, not guessed.
By sector
- Consumer Staples98.3%
- Materials1.5%
- Not classified0.1%
By type of asset
- Equity99.8%
- Cash and money market0.2%
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 31 largest and what changed since .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 32 holdings; the ten largest make up 81.5% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 254 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 150 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Moves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (154 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of XSCS?
The ongoing charge of XSCS is 0.12% a year — about £12 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of Xtrackers MSCI USA Consumer Staples UCITS ETF 0.12% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 158 of the 164 other single-sector funds charge more, 6 the same and 0 less (share classes counted once).
What does XSCS track?
XSCS tracks the MSCI USA / Consumer Staples -SEC.
Is XSCS accumulating or distributing?
XSCS is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out semi-annual.
What is the ISIN of XSCS?
The ISIN of XSCS is IE00BGQYRQ28. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; XSCS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as XUCS (London Stock Exchange, US dollars).
What does XSCS hold?
As of 15/11/2026, XSCS holds 32 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Walmart at 16.87% of the fund; the ten largest make up 81.5%. Its ten largest holdings are Walmart (16.87%), Costco Wholesale (14.80%), Procter & Gamble (11.95%), Coca-Cola (11.53%), Philip Morris International (9.36%), PepsiCo (5.93%), Altria Group (3.98%), Mondelez International · Class A (2.61%), Colgate-Palmolive (2.27%) and Target (2.23%).
What were XSCS’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of XSCS in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +8.6%, 2023 −7.0%, 2024 +14.5%, 2025 −6.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +22.7%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has XSCS done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 XSCS’s total return was +53.2%, or +19.6% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
- Fund documents
- Fund page at Xtrackers (DWS) (links checked )
Methodology:ReturnsCategoriesAll methods
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