State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
Twelve months
- Assets under management
- $8.6B
- Expense ratio
- 0.08%
- Holdings
- 25
- NAV
- $52.08
- Inception
- Dec 16, 1998
- Issuer
- SPDR
- Asset class
- Equity
- Exchange
- —
- Average volume
- 11.3M
- Volume
- —
- 50-day average
- —
- 200-day average
- —
- Day range
- —
- Previous close
- —
- Domicile
- US
- Official page
- ssga.com
About this fund
The State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) aims to replicate the investment outcomes, including both price appreciation and yield, of the Materials Select Sector Index, prior to accounting for expenses. This underlying index effectively represents the materials segment of the broader S&P 500 Index. The ETF offers focused exposure to companies across key materials industries, including chemicals, metals and mining, paper and forest products, containers and packaging, and construction materials. This precise targeting enables investors to establish either strategic long-term or tactical short-term positions, providing a more granular approach compared to conventional style-based investment strategies.
Sector exposure
- Basic Materials84.24%
- Consumer Cyclical15.76%
Top holdings
Largest positions by weight. Each links to its own stock page.
- 1LINLINDE PLC13.02%
- 2NEMNEWMONT CORP7.73%
- 3FCXFREEPORT MCMORAN INC6.16%
- 4CTVACORTEVA INC5.21%
- 5APDAIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC4.83%
- 6SHWSHERWIN WILLIAMS CO/THE4.70%
- 7ECLECOLAB INC4.70%
- 8NUENUCOR CORP4.54%
- 9VMCVULCAN MATERIALS CO4.17%
- 10MLMMARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS4.03%
- 11CRHCRH PLC4.00%
- 12STLDSTEEL DYNAMICS INC3.98%
- 13PPGPPG INDUSTRIES INC3.29%
- 14SWSMURFIT WESTROCK PLC3.15%
- 15DOWDOW INC2.98%
- 16IFFINTL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES2.94%
- 17AMCRAMCOR PLC2.86%
- 18CFCF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC2.83%
- 19PKGPACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA2.74%
- 20IPINTERNATIONAL PAPER CO2.54%
- 21LYBLYONDELLBASELL INDU CL A2.28%
- 22BALLBALL CORP2.23%
- 23ALBALBEMARLE CORP2.15%
- 24AVYAVERY DENNISON CORP1.77%
- 25MOSMOSAIC CO/THE1.08%
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Questions
What does XLB hold?
XLB is State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF, run by SPDR and listed in the US. It currently holds 25 positions; the largest are LIN, NEM, FCX.
What is the expense ratio of XLB?
XLB charges 0.08% per year. The fee is taken out of the fund's assets, so it shows up as a small drag on performance rather than as a separate bill.
How large is XLB?
The fund manages $8.6B. Size matters mainly for liquidity: larger funds tend to trade with tighter spreads and are less likely to be closed by the issuer.
How do I research what is inside XLB?
The holdings list on this page links every position to its own Plutux stock page, where you get the company's price history, financials and AI analysis.
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