FYI: Due to a volatile start to the year for equities, it is not surprising that investors are favoring conservative sectors, such as consumer staples and utilities, and that the exchange traded funds tracking those groups are proving less bad than their higher beta counterparts.
Regards,
Ted
http://www.etftrends.com/2016/02/dialing-up-safety-with-a-boring-sector-etf/(Despite selling off the vast majority of my stock portfolio last year, I still hold some positions in VZ, T, CTL, Win, NI, & CPGX