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XLFSPDRINDEX

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

$53.49+0.06% vs prior close
485952-WK

Price through Oct 2 · Flows through Oct 1. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 3. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 3.

The fund 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: diversified financial services; insurance; banks; capital markets; mortgage real estate investment trusts ("REITs"); consumer finance; and thrifts and mortgage finance. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
56.253.250.1Mon Sep 14 · State Street's midterm playbook doesn't need an election53.49DAILY NET FLOWOct 2Feb 2Jun 2Oct 2

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET +$1.2B OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$489M in net outflows over the past month, about 1.0% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -2.3% so far this year. At 0.090% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA has a reported fee of 0.07%.

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

$50Bassets under management
0.090%expense ratio · $9 per $10,000 a year
−$489Mnet flow, trailing month
37.8Mavg daily volume, 30 days
71holdings · US-domiciled
1998listed December 16, 1998 · beta 0.62
The book at a glance
BRKB+0.4%JPM-0.2%V+0.2%MA+0.4%BAC+0.0%GS+0.7%WFC+0.2%MS+1.2%C+1.2%AXP+0.2%SCHW-1.7%BLK-0.4%PGR-0.3%COF+0.1%CB-0.1%SPGI-0.5%BNY+1.0%CME-0.7%USB+0.3%HOOD+1.4%PNC+0.1%ICE-0.9%BX-0.4%MRSH-1.0%AJGTFC+0.4%ALL-0.3%AON-2.4%AMPNDAQ

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1BRKBBerkshire Hathaway Inc.12.16%$502.65+0.4%
2JPMJPMORGAN CHASE11.63%$332.38-0.2%
3VVISA7.55%$360.66+0.2%
4MAMASTERCARD5.49%$552.26+0.4%
5BACBANK OF AMERICA4.93%$53.75+0.0%
6GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP3.95%$902.56+0.7%
7WFCWELLS FARGO3.35%$80.45+0.2%
8MSMORGAN STANLEY3.32%$190.31+1.2%
9CCITIGROUP3.16%$128.50+1.2%
10AXPAMERICAN EXPRESS2.39%$302.78+0.2%
11SCHWSCHWAB CHARLES2.00%$96.70-1.7%
12BLKBLACKROCK1.84%$1059.63-0.4%
13PGRPROGRESSIVE1.69%$210.31-0.3%
14COFCAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL1.66%$194.72+0.1%
15CBCHUBB1.63%$330.89-0.1%

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Sector weights
Financials96.66%
Financial Services96.59%
Finance76.9%
Commercial Services20.97%
Technology2.95%
Information Technology2.89%
Technology Services2.06%
Industrials0.46%
Other0.14%
Mutual fund0.08%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States97.64%
Switzerland1.87%
Ireland1%
Bermuda0.94%
United Kingdom0.49%
Other0.39%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-2.5%
1 month-8.7%
3 months-3.8%
6 months+8.2%
YTD-2.3%
1 year-0.4%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$837M
1 month−$489M
3 months−$1.5B
YTD−$1.8B
1 year−$3.4B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
11%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
15%realized volatility, 1 year
-15.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-8.7%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 12.2% of the book; the top ten carry 58%. Spread across 78+ names, it behaves like roughly 21 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
66Kcalls · latest snapshot
118Kputs · latest snapshot
1.78put/call ratio
28.9Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
COIN COINBASE GLOBAL$64M$59M
HOOD ROBINHOOD$54M$64M
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP$20M$18M
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE$13M$15M
V VISA$8M$8M

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

The case against XLF

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-6bp on fee · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-6bp on fee · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-5bp on fee · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-5bp on fee · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-5bp on fee · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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