Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLB)
Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of the S&P Materials Select Sector Index. The XLB ETF contains 28 constituents. It is focused on blend holdings in the North America region.
Price $69.90 as of 2022-10-20Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 2.42% |
| Expense ratio | 0.12% |
| Average spread | 0.014% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 0.134% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -6.8% | -1.3% | 6.1% | -3.5% | 1.2% | -13.9% | 6.2% | -3.5% | -9.3% | 2.8% | -22.0% | ||
| 2021 | -2.4% | 4.1% | 7.6% | 5.4% | 5.1% | -5.3% | 2.1% | 1.9% | -7.2% | 7.6% | -0.6% | 7.6% | 25.9% |
| 2020 | -6.2% | -8.5% | -14.0% | 15.2% | 6.9% | 2.2% | 7.1% | 4.4% | 1.5% | -0.7% | 12.4% | 2.5% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | 3.2% | 1.3% | 3.5% | -8.2% | 11.6% | -0.3% | -2.8% | 3.2% | -0.0% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 23.0% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -5.3% | -4.1% | 0.1% | 2.1% | 0.3% | 2.9% | -0.8% | -1.8% | -9.2% | 3.8% | -6.9% | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 0.8% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 21.8% |
| 2016 | -10.7% | 7.8% | 7.6% | 5.1% | -0.3% | -0.8% | 5.1% | -0.3% | -1.2% | -2.1% | 6.8% | 0.2% | 17.2% |
| 2015 | -1.8% | 8.0% | -4.9% | 3.4% | 0.4% | -3.9% | -5.0% | -5.6% | -7.4% | 13.4% | 1.0% | -4.3% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | -4.7% | 6.9% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 3.0% | 1.6% | -2.0% | 3.9% | -1.4% | -2.4% | 1.6% | -0.6% | 7.5% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -1.4% | 2.2% | 0.9% | 1.9% | -4.1% | 5.6% | -0.1% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 4.9% | 23.8% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -0.6% | 0.4% | -0.8% | -7.8% | 4.9% | -1.3% | 2.3% | 3.8% | -2.1% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 14.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | 2.7% | 1.8% | 2.1% | -2.7% | -0.4% | -3.5% | -7.0% | -16.5% | 17.3% | 0.2% | -2.3% | -8.2% |
| -3.5% | 16.2% | 5.3% | 33.5% | 1.4% | -6.0% | 18.3% | -6.9% | -28.2% | 32.7% | 32.5% | 9.3% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.32 | 0.52 | 0.41 | 1.25 | |||||||||
| 2021 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.44 | 1.47 | ||||||||
| 2020 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 1.24 | ||||||||
| 2019 | 0.24 | 0.35 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 1.21 | ||||||||
| 2018 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 1.11 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 1.01 | ||||||||
| 2016 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.33 | 0.97 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.98 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.96 | ||||||||
| 2013 | 0.16 | 0.30 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.96 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.33 | 0.85 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 0.12 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.74 | ||||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.27 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.54 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| Linde plc | 16.90% |
| Sherwin-Williams Company | 7.86% |
| Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | 6.80% |
| Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 5.68% |
| Ecolab Inc. | 5.67% |
| Newmont Corporation | 4.42% |
| Dow, Inc. | 4.28% |
| PPG Industries, Inc. | 3.91% |
| International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | 3.76% |
| DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | 3.73% |
| Nucor Corporation | 3.36% |
| Corteva Inc | 3.25% |
| Ball Corporation | 3.06% |
| Albemarle Corporation | 3.00% |
| Vulcan Materials Company | 2.59% |
| Top 15 Weights | 78.27% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| XLB | FMAT | SPGM | TOK | VAW | VT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund | FIDELITY MSCI MATERIALS INDEX ETF | SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF | iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF | Vanguard Materials ETF | Vanguard Total World Stock ETF |
| Issuer | SPDR | Fidelity | SPDR | iShares | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| Price | $69.9 | $39.6239 | $43.67 | $75.93 | $153.59 | $80.29 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.12% |  0.08% | 0.09% |  0.25% | 0.1% | 0.08% |
| Average Spread | 0.014% | 0.076% | 0.252% | 0.382% | 0.052% | 0.012% |
| AUM | $6,257,410,000 | $404,302,000 | $485,598,000 | $147,890,000 | $3,141,910,000 | $18,809,800,000 |
| Shares | 89,519,456 | 10,203,488 | 11,119,724 | 1,947,709 | 20,456,498 | 234,273,647 |
| Average Daily Volume | 6,966,010 | 53,496 | 64,307 | 577 | 134,820 | 2,584,503 |
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| Inception Date | 1998-12-16 | 2013-10-21 | 2012-02-27 | 2007-12-10 | 2004-01-26 | 2008-06-24 |
| Index Tracked | S&P Materials Select Sector Index | MSCI US Investable Market Materials 25/50 Index | MSCI ACWI IMI Index | MSCI Kokusai Index | MSCI US Investable Market Materials 25/50 Index | FTSE Global All Cap Net TR US RIC |
| Category | Materials | Materials | Global Equities | Large Cap Growth Equities | Materials | Large Cap Growth Equities |
| Asset Class | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity |
| Asset Class Size | Large Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large Caps | Large Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps |
| Value or Growth | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend |
| Region | North America | North America | North America | North America | North America | North America |
| Countries | U.S. | U.S. | Broad | Broad | U.S. | Broad |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $1.69 | $0.587 | $1.229 | $3.029 | $3.244 | $2.043 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.024% | 0.015% | 0.028% | 0.040% | 0.021% | 0.025% |
| Number of Holdings | 28 | 117 | 1649 | 1256 | 116 | 8725 |
| YTD Return | -21.59% | -20.58% | -23.69% | -23.55% | -20.83% | -24.18% |
| Beta | 1.19 | 1.12 | 1.04 | 1.00 | 1.22 | 1.03 |
| Upside Beta | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.36 | 0.11 |
| Downside Beta | 0.22 | -0.23 | -0.27 | -0.18 | 0.15 | -0.21 |
| Volatility 1Y | 23.54% | 24.25% | 21.09% | 21.69% | 24.36% | 21.32% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.52 | 0.19 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |