The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (Ticker: XLP)seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Consumer Staples Select Sector Index. The Select Sector SPDRs are ETFs that result from the division of the Standard & Poor's 500 index into nine sector indexes. The Index represents the consumer staples portion of the S&P 500 Total Market Index. It includes companies from the following industries: food and staples retailing, beverages, food products, tobacco, household products and personal products. The Index is updated ongoing as the S&P components are updated.