what is the consumer goods sector 
the consumer goods sector is made up of all of the companies that produce or import final products ready for consumers to buy and use from toilet paper to televisions investors can participate in the consumer goods sector through mutual funds or exchange traded funds that focus on producers of consumer goods one of the largest consumer goods etfs is the ishares u s consumer staples etf iyk with 59 stock holdings and 1 2 billion in net assets under management aum as of june 2024 the fund s top holdings are procter gamble pepsico coca cola philip morris and mondelez international 1