State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF
$168.67−0.48 (−0.28%)
- 0.08%
- $30.8B
- +14.1%
- 1.11%
- 7.2M sh
- $169.24
- low $147.14high $188.19
The ETF.net XLI Grade
A
Score 80 out of 100
- 1 of 10
Score 80 of 100 falls in the A 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.A90 out of 100Rank 1 of 10Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A85 out of 100Rank 1 of 2Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A72 out of 100Rank 2 of 10Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A95 out of 100Rank 1 of 10Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C44 out of 100Rank 8 of 10Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A81 out of 100Rank 2 of 10
Our read on XLI
AOne of the original 1998 sector SPDRs: the S&P 500's industrial engine (defense primes, machinery, railroads, freight) in about 80 large-cap names for 0.08% a year.
The fund seeks to track, before expenses, the price and yield performance of the Industrial Select Sector Index.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.08% a year against a peer-group median of 0.38%, putting it at the bottom of the fee table with FIDU and a hair under VIS.
- Launched in December 1998 as one of the first US sector funds. Decades of live history, a multi-billion-dollar asset base, and very heavy daily trading.
- Plain index fund, no factor tilts or screens: it owns the industrial sector of the S&P 500 as defined, and has tracked that index closely.ssga.com
- Rates in the top quartile of the broad industrials funds we cover, one of the stronger implementations in the group.
Worth knowing
- S&P 500 only, so mid and small caps are out. VIS and FIDU reach further down the cap ladder; PSCI covers small-cap industrials exclusively.ssga.com
- About 80 stocks weighted by market value, so the aerospace, defense and machinery giants at the top drive most of the move. RSPN spreads it evenly for 0.40%.
- One sector, one economy: industrials swing with the business cycle, and this is a concentrated slice rather than a diversified core holding. Pays quarterly.
XLI Holdings
- Stocks
- 85
- 39%
- CAT
Sectors
- Industrials93.4%
- Technology6.1%
- Materials0.3%
- Consumer Discretionary0.2%
Geography
- United States92.76%
- Ireland7.08%
- United Kingdom0.16%
XLI Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
XLI$11,412
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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 | XLI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +9.9% |
| 1 month | −1.6% |
| 3 months | −6.8% |
| 1 year | +14.1% |
| 3 years | +19.8% |
| 5 years | +12.8% |
| 10 years | +13.4% |
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 | XLI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +9.9% | |
| 2025 | +19.3% | |
| 2024 | +17.3% | |
| 2023 | +18.1% | |
| 2022 | −5.6% | |
| 2021 | +21.1% | |
| 2020 | +11.0% |
XLI in the news
XLI Dividends
- 1.11%
- $1.88
- $0.45 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
XLI Risk
- 16.2%
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.
- 0.92
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.
- −21.7%
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.
- 1.00
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
XLI Cost
0.08%
XLI0.08%
- The middle half of Industrials (Broad) funds
- Median 0.33%
No Industrials (Broad) fund charges less.
Other funds in Industrials (Broad)
- AFIDUFidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return +12.9%
- BVISVanguard Industrials ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +13.0%
- CEXIiShares Global Industrials ETFExpense ratio 0.38%1 year return +13.0%
- CIYJiShares U.S. Industrials ETFExpense ratio 0.37%1 year return +10.9%
- CPSCIInvesco S&P SmallCap Industrials ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +13.8%