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XLBSPDRINDEX

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

$51.38+0.14% vs prior close
425452-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 index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes securities of companies from the following industries: chemicals; metals and mining; paper and forest products; containers and packaging; and construction materials. The fund is non-diversified.

XLB price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateXLB close
Jul 27, 2026$51.39
Jul 28, 2026$52.34
Jul 29, 2026$51.74
Jul 30, 2026$51.64
Jul 31, 2026$50.43
Aug 3, 2026$51.01
Aug 4, 2026$52.00
Aug 5, 2026$52.64
Aug 6, 2026$52.17
Aug 7, 2026$52.86
Aug 10, 2026$53.18
Aug 11, 2026$53.24
Aug 12, 2026$52.58
Aug 13, 2026$52.31
Aug 14, 2026$52.54
Aug 17, 2026$52.24
Aug 18, 2026$51.78
Aug 19, 2026$52.52
Aug 20, 2026$52.42
Aug 21, 2026$53.54
Aug 24, 2026$53.58
Aug 25, 2026$53.58
Aug 26, 2026$53.67
Aug 27, 2026$53.23
Aug 28, 2026$53.18
Aug 31, 2026$52.69
Sep 1, 2026$52.07
Sep 2, 2026$52.95
Sep 3, 2026$52.62
Sep 4, 2026$52.44
Sep 8, 2026$51.94
Sep 9, 2026$51.39
Sep 10, 2026$50.76
Sep 11, 2026$50.95
Sep 14, 2026$50.49
Sep 15, 2026$50.73
Sep 16, 2026$50.36
Sep 17, 2026$50.71
Sep 18, 2026$49.99
Sep 21, 2026$49.71
Sep 22, 2026$50.53
Sep 23, 2026$50.28
Sep 24, 2026$49.68
Sep 25, 2026$49.80
Sep 28, 2026$49.47
Sep 29, 2026$49.10
Sep 30, 2026$48.70
Oct 1, 2026$48.54
Oct 2, 2026$48.86
Oct 5, 2026$49.50
Oct 6, 2026$49.73
Oct 7, 2026$48.98
Oct 8, 2026$49.27
Oct 9, 2026$49.43
Oct 12, 2026$49.44
Oct 13, 2026$49.72
Oct 14, 2026$49.67
Oct 15, 2026$50.56
Oct 16, 2026$50.92
Oct 19, 2026$50.95
Oct 20, 2026$51.23
Oct 21, 2026$51.32
Oct 22, 2026$51.69
Oct 23, 2026$51.31
Oct 26, 2026$51.38

Weekly net flows, 3M

Net outflow over the range: −$529M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Jul 20−$269.1MJul 27Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12−$76.5MOct 19Jul 20−$269.1MAug 3Aug 17Aug 31Sep 14Sep 28−$76.5MOct 19Jul 20−$269.1MAug 17Sep 14−$76.5MOct 19
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Jul 20$142.9M
Jul 27−$269.1M
Aug 3$8.4M
Aug 10$189.6M
Aug 17−$94.4M
Aug 24−$69M
Aug 31$99.8M
Sep 7−$167.5M
Sep 14−$51.6M
Sep 21−$130M
Sep 28−$65.5M
Oct 5$14.8M
Oct 12−$61.5M
Oct 19−$76.5M
The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$189M in net outflows over the past month, about 2.4% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +13.3% so far this year. At 0.090% a year, no lower reported fee appears among the alternatives shown here.

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

$8Bassets under management
0.090%expense ratio · $9 per $10,000 a year
−$189Mnet flow, trailing month
11.3Mavg daily volume, 30 days
28holdings · US-domiciled
1998listed December 16, 1998 · beta 0.70
The book at a glance
LIN-0.2%NEM+1.4%FCX-0.0%ECL+0.1%APD-0.5%SHW-0.6%NUE-0.3%VMC-0.1%MLM-0.6%STLD-1.6%CRH+0.6%DOW+4.2%PPG-0.6%IFF-0.5%PKG+2.6%SW+0.9%AMCR+0.2%DD-0.2%CF+0.1%IP+0.6%LYB+1.4%BALL-0.5%AVY+0.9%ALB-0.3%CTVA-4.0%

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

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1LINLINDE14.07%$507.56-0.2%
2NEMNEWMONT5.85%$110.39+1.4%
3FCXFREEPORT-MCMORAN5.30%$65.16-0.0%
4ECLECOLAB4.73%$288.89+0.1%
5APDAIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS4.60%$305.72-0.5%
6SHWSHERWIN WILLIAMS4.94%$335.16-0.6%
7NUENUCOR3.88%$257.35-0.3%
8VMCVULCAN MATERIALS4.72%$261.48-0.1%
9MLMMARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS4.55%$503.92-0.6%
10STLDSTEEL DYNAMICS3.73%$237.55-1.6%
11CRHCRH PUBLIC LTD4.67%$85.43+0.6%
12DOWDOW2.64%$33.99+4.2%
13PPGPPG INDUSTRIES3.62%$109.90-0.6%
14IFFINTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES2.71%$93.69-0.5%
15PKGPACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA2.83%$253.74+2.6%

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Sector weights

  • Materials89.41%
  • Basic Materials88.99%
  • Process Industries74.88%
  • Non-Energy Minerals23.02%
  • Consumer Cyclical11.01%
  • Consumer Discretionary10.59%
  • Consumer Non-Durables1.97%
  • Mutual fund0.13%
  • Other0.11%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Materials89.41%
Basic Materials88.99%
Process Industries74.88%
Non-Energy Minerals23.02%
Consumer Cyclical11.01%
Consumer Discretionary10.59%
Consumer Non-Durables1.97%
Mutual fund0.13%
Other0.11%

Country weights

  • United States96.4%
  • Ireland2.05%
  • United Kingdom1.54%
  • Switzerland1.45%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States96.4%
Ireland2.05%
United Kingdom1.54%
Switzerland1.45%
Performance
1 week+0.3%
1 month+3.2%
3 months+0.2%
6 months-1.0%
YTD+13.3%
1 year—
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$89M
1 month−$189M
3 months−$672M
YTD+$1.9B
1 year+$4.3B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
−$294.1MNov+$2.7BDec+$288MJan+$596.5MFeb−$235MMar+$576.9MApr+$48MMay+$917.5MJun+$159.1MJul+$124.7MAug−$322.3MSep−$205.7MOctNov+$2.7BDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep−$205.7MOctNov+$2.7BJanMarMayJul−$205.7MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Nov−$294.1M
Dec$2.7B
Jan$288M
Feb$596.5M
Mar−$235M
Apr$576.9M
May$48M
Jun$917.5M
Jul$159.1M
Aug$124.7M
Sep−$322.3M
Oct−$205.7M
The risk read
12%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
18%realized volatility, 1 year
-12.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-4.3%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 14.1% of the book; the top ten carry 58%. Spread across 28+ names, it behaves like roughly 19 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
690calls · latest snapshot
2Kputs · latest snapshot
3.38put/call ratio
9.2Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
FCX FREEPORT-MCMORAN$5M$4M
NEM NEWMONT$3M$4M
NUE NUCOR$4M$2M
DOW DOW$2M$3M
STLD STEEL DYNAMICS$544,529$3M

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

The case against XLB

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat XLB 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-6bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-6bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-5bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$51M-5bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-5bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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