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XARSPDRINDEX

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF

$223.46+2.60% vs prior close
21829752-WK

Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through Oct 23, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 26, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 26, 2026.

In seeking to track the performance of the S&P Aerospace & Defense Select Industry Index (the "index"), the fund employs a sampling strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index represents the aerospace and defense segment of the S&P Total Market Index ("S&P TMI").

XAR price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateXAR close
Sep 28, 2026$234.19
Sep 29, 2026$233.16
Sep 30, 2026$231.25
Oct 1, 2026$231.60
Oct 2, 2026$233.09
Oct 5, 2026$231.28
Oct 6, 2026$233.62
Oct 7, 2026$226.64
Oct 8, 2026$226.86
Oct 9, 2026$228.36
Oct 12, 2026$225.59
Oct 13, 2026$222.88
Oct 14, 2026$220.35
Oct 15, 2026$224.87
Oct 16, 2026$224.53
Oct 19, 2026$223.30
Oct 20, 2026$222.16
Oct 21, 2026$222.64
Oct 22, 2026$218.31
Oct 23, 2026$217.79
Oct 26, 2026$223.46

Daily net flows, 1M

Net outflow over the range: −$344M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 23Sep 25Sep 29Oct 1Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 13Oct 15−$285.6MOct 19Oct 21+$5.4MOct 23Sep 23Sep 28Oct 1Oct 6Oct 9Oct 14−$285.6MOct 19+$5.4MOct 23Sep 23Oct 1Oct 9−$285.6MOct 19+$5.4MOct 23
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 23−$6M
Sep 24$35.9M
Sep 25−$6M
Sep 28−$5.9M
Sep 29$0
Sep 30$11.7M
Oct 1−$17.4M
Oct 2$116.5M
Oct 5$0
Oct 6−$5.8M
Oct 7−$5.7M
Oct 8−$28.3M
Oct 9−$91.2M
Oct 12−$5.7M
Oct 13$0
Oct 14$5.5M
Oct 15$0
Oct 16−$5.7M
Oct 19−$285.6M
Oct 20−$16.7M
Oct 21−$22.3M
Oct 22−$16.4M
Oct 23$5.4M
The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$368M in net outflows over the past month, about 7.6% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -7.4% so far this year. At 0.35% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IWR has a reported fee of 0.19%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$4.9Bassets under management
0.35%expense ratio · $35 per $10,000 a year
−$368Mnet flow, trailing month
443Kavg daily volume, 30 days
32holdings · US-domiciled
2011listed September 28, 2011 · beta 1.47
The book at a glance
LMT+5.1%RTX+3.4%GD+2.2%NOC+2.5%HII+2.5%HEI+4.2%AXON+1.0%MOGA+5.0%TDG+2.3%SARO+3.0%GE+1.0%BA-0.0%ATI+4.9%HXL+0.2%LHX+2.5%TXT+1.7%VSEC+4.0%WWD+0.7%KRMN+0.9%ACHR+0.8%HWM+4.5%KTOS+4.5%AVAV+1.8%BWXT+3.2%FTAI+2.1%AIR+2.2%CW+2.5%DRS+3.9%LOAR+2.4%MRCY+6.5%CRS+1.7%RKLB+2.3%DCO+4.0%ATRO+3.4%RDW-0.5%VVX+3.7%LUNR-0.4%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1LMTLOCKHEED MARTIN2.50%$635.20+5.1%
2RTXRAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES2.75%$197.48+3.4%
3GDGENERAL DYNAMICS2.67%$357.04+2.2%
4NOCNORTHROP GRUMMAN2.42%$565.41+2.5%
5HIIHUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES2.49%$281.05+2.5%
6HEIHEICO2.86%$309.71+4.2%
7AXONAXON ENTERPRISE3.22%$424.77+1.0%
8MOGAMoog Inc MOG-A2.86%$358.27+5.0%
9TDGTRANSDIGM GROUP2.83%$1129.70+2.3%
10SAROStandardAero3.11%$22.44+3.0%
11GEGENERAL ELECTRIC3.02%$288.43+1.0%
12BABOEING2.67%$188.31-0.0%
13ATIATI2.77%$164.54+4.9%
14HXLHEXCEL2.81%$79.74+0.2%
15LHXL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES2.47%$260.23+2.5%

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Sector weights

  • Industrials100%
  • Electronic Technology94.57%
  • Producer Manufacturing4.05%
  • Other2.79%
  • Commercial Services0.6%
  • Distribution Services0.56%
  • Mutual fund0.23%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Industrials100%
Electronic Technology94.57%
Producer Manufacturing4.05%
Other2.79%
Commercial Services0.6%
Distribution Services0.56%
Mutual fund0.23%

Country weights

  • United States100%
  • Canada4.9%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States100%
Canada4.9%
Performance
1 week+0.6%
1 month-6.7%
3 months-16.9%
6 months-12.9%
YTD-7.4%
1 year—
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$50M
1 month−$368M
3 months+$18M
YTD+$864M
1 year+$875M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
−$54MNov+$26.9MDec+$491.1MJan+$166.7MFeb+$261.8MMar−$2.3MApr−$66.5MMay+$94.7MJun−$46.7MJul+$57.5MAug+$281.2MSep−$373.3MOctNovDec+$491.1MJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep−$373.3MOctNov+$491.1MJanMarMayJul−$373.3MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Nov−$54M
Dec$26.9M
Jan$491.1M
Feb$166.7M
Mar$261.8M
Apr−$2.3M
May−$66.5M
Jun$94.7M
Jul−$46.7M
Aug$57.5M
Sep$281.2M
Oct−$373.3M
The risk read
20%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
29%realized volatility, 1 year
-26.6%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-24.7%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 3.4% of the book; the top ten carry 30%. Spread across 50+ names, it behaves like roughly 40 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
233calls · latest snapshot
108puts · latest snapshot
0.46put/call ratio
344Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
BA BOEING$18M$17M
LMT LOCKHEED MARTIN$14M$13M
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC$12M$9M
RKLB ROCKET LAB USA$9M$8M
RTX RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES$2M$2M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against XAR

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat XAR on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-32bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-32bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-31bp on fee · 7× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$51M-31bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-31bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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