State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF
$23.52+0.14 (+0.58%)
- 0.35%
- $13M
- +6.9%
- 11.13%
- 12.2K sh
- low $21.80high $25.32
The ETF.net XLFI Grade
B
Score 67 out of 100
- 5 of 22
Score 67 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A76 out of 100Rank 1 of 22Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A98 out of 100Rank 3 of 13Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C42 out of 100Rank 14 of 22Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C48 out of 100Rank 12 of 22Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C46 out of 100Rank 15 of 19Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C51 out of 100Rank 12 of 22
Our read on XLFI
In short
BHolds State Street's big financials sector fund, sells call options on it, and pays the premiums out monthly. A 2025 launch that turns banks, insurers and capital-markets firms into cash flow, trading away some upside.
Stated mandate
The fund uses an actively managed strategy intended to provide current income while preserving prospects for long-term capital growth. It invests in the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF and sells call options on that ETF to generate additional income.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
XLFI Holdings
- Stocks
- 2
- 102%
- XLF
Sectors
- Financials98.2%
- Technology1.5%
- Industrials0.2%
Geography
- United States98.41%
- Switzerland1.59%
XLFI Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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XLFI$10,686
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | XLFI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +3.3% |
| 1 month | +4.3% |
| 3 months | +0.2% |
| 1 year | +6.9% |
| 3 years | |
| 5 years | |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | XLFI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +3.3% | |
| 2025 | +5.6% |
XLFI in the news
XLFI Dividends
- 11.13%
- $2.63
- $0.21 per share
- Monthly
XLFI Risk
- 11.5%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.37
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −11.9%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.34
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
XLFI Cost
Tied cheapest in Sector Option Income
$7,126
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
XLFI 0.35%
$7,126
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | XLFI |
|---|---|
| 10 | $634 |
| 20 | $2,454 |
| 30 | $7,126 |
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