Everyday Essentials: Brands & Retailers

Own the producers and retailers of frequently replenished food, beverages, and household necessities, where recurring purchases can support demand through economic uncertainty. The sheet shows positive monthly returns across the basket's core names while technology leadership is under pressure, making this a defensive alternative to the AI infrastructure trade. Commodity costs, retailer pricing pressure, and premium valuations remain risks. Launch basket (equal weight): PG, KO, PEP, WMT, COST, CL, KMB, MDLZ Rules: 1. No inverse, leveraged or volatility ETFs. 2. Only names tradable at the enrolled brokers (Moomoo): no OTC listings, no dead tickers, nothing on the refused list.