---
ticker: "XLB"
name: "State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/XLB"
grade: "A"
score: 81
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "Materials (Broad)"
category_rank: "1 of 14"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# XLB: State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF

Grade **A**, Score 81 of 100. Rank 1 of 14 in Materials (Broad).

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 95 | 1 of 14 |
| Mission | 83 | 1 of 4 |
| Risk | 62 | 3 of 14 |
| Tradability | 99 | 1 of 14 |
| Holdings | 43 | 11 of 14 |
| Durability | 81 | 2 of 14 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 26 positions. These are the largest 26, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | LIN | Linde PLC | 12.93% |
| 2 | NEM | Newmont Corp | 7.20% |
| 3 | FCX | Freeport Mcmoran Inc | 6.14% |
| 4 | ECL | Ecolab Inc | 5.06% |
| 5 | SHW | Sherwin Williams Co/The | 4.86% |
| 6 | STLD | Steel Dynamics Inc | 4.84% |
| 7 | VMC | Vulcan Materials Co | 4.78% |
| 8 | NUE | Nucor Corp | 4.74% |
| 9 | APD | Air Products & Chemicals Inc | 4.65% |
| 10 | MLM | Martin Marietta Materials | 4.60% |
| 11 | CRH | Crh PLC | 4.46% |
| 12 | PPG | Ppg Industries Inc | 3.70% |
| 13 | SW | Smurfit Westrock PLC | 3.47% |
| 14 | IFF | Intl Flavors & Fragrances | 3.46% |
| 15 | DOW | Dow Inc | 3.29% |
| 16 | PKG | Packaging Corp of America | 3.27% |
| 17 | AMCR | Amcor PLC | 3.09% |
| 18 | IP | International Paper Co | 2.73% |
| 19 | CF | Cf Industries Holdings Inc | 2.70% |
| 20 | LYB | Lyondellbasell Indu Class A | 2.49% |
| 21 | BALL | Ball Corp | 2.48% |
| 22 | AVY | Avery Dennison Corp | 2.04% |
| 23 | ALB | Albemarle Corp | 1.91% |
| 24 | MOS | Mosaic Co/The | 0.95% |
| 25 | — | Ssi Us Gov Money Market Class | 0.14% |
| 26 | — | Us Dollar | 0.02% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/XLB. Please cite the page URL.