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State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

XLIINYSE ArcaSPDRA

$23.97+0.25 (+1.05%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 23.72 to 23.97. Range 23.90 to 24.06. Use the arrow keys to read each point.23.8023.8523.9024.0510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.35%
Fund size
$17M
1Y total return
+9.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
13.46%
Holdings
3
Avg volume · 30D
15.9K sh
52W range
low $23.21high $26.67
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net XLII Grade

A

Score 71 out of 100

Rank
2 of 22
Six-pillar profile for XLII. Scores out of 100: Cost 76, Risk 49, Mission 100, Tradability 60, Holdings 51, Durability 51. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Risk (49). Leans toward Mission.

Score 71 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.
    A76 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 22
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 13
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C49 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 22
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 22
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 19
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 22

Our read on XLII

ETF.net Research

In short

ACovered calls swarm tech; far rarer on machinery, railroads and defense primes. XLII owns the 1998-vintage industrials SPDR and sells short-dated calls on that fund itself, paying out monthly.

Stated mandate

The fund is actively managed to pursue current income while retaining the potential for long-term capital growth. It invests in XLI and sells call options on XLI to generate additional income.

Why people hold it

  • Single-ticker build: it holds the industrials SPDR (XLI, running since 1998) and writes listed calls on that fund, so one trade buys the sector basket and the overlay.ssga.comssga.com 2
  • Actively managed overlay, not a rigid formula: managers choose strikes and expiries rather than selling the same call every month. Distributions come monthly.ssga.com
  • Priced at 0.35%, the going rate for sector covered-call funds, and among the stronger implementations in its peer group.
  • Same 0.35% runs across the sibling sleeves (XLVI health care, XLUI utilities), so sector mixes cost the same per leg.etf.com

Worth knowing

  • Calls cap the upside: premium income is paid for by handing over part of any big industrials rally.ssga.com
  • Fund-of-funds fee stacking. The plain industrials SPDR (XLI) it owns costs a small fraction of 0.35% on its own.ssga.com
  • Launched in 2025, still small and thinly traded, so spreads can run wider than the underlying's.

XLII Holdings

Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
3
Top-10 weight
101%
Largest holding
XLI101.0%

Sectors

  • Industrials93.4%
  • Technology6.1%
  • Materials0.3%
  • Consumer Discretionary0.2%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1XLIState Street Industrial Select100.97%103,921$17.7M26
2No dataSsi Us Gov Money Market Class0.41%70,985$71K158
3No dataUs Dollar0.03%5,621$5.62K222

Showing 1–3 of 3 holdings

XLII Performance

Launched Jul 29, 2025

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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XLII$10,902
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. XLII $10,902. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for XLII. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodXLII
Year to date+6.6%
1 month+0.5%
3 months−4.7%
1 year+9.0%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for XLII
YearReturn barXLII
2026 YTD+6.6%
2025+6.6%

History from Jul 30, 2025

XLII in the news

XLII Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
13.46%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$3.23Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.30 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 14 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Sep 2, 2025 $0.38; Oct 1, 2025 $0.22; Nov 3, 2025 $0.27; Dec 1, 2025 $0.22; Dec 29, 2025 $0.26; Feb 2, 2026 $0.21; Mar 2, 2026 $0.32; Apr 1, 2026 $0.35; May 1, 2026 $0.27; Jun 1, 2026 $0.31; Jul 1, 2026 $0.31; Aug 3, 2026 $0.30; Sep 1, 2026 $0.11; Oct 1, 2026 $0.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 4, 2026$0.30
Oct 1, 2026Oct 5, 2026$0.30
Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.11
Aug 3, 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.30
Jul 1, 2026Jul 6, 2026$0.31
Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.31
May 1, 2026May 5, 2026$0.27
Apr 1, 2026Apr 6, 2026$0.35
Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026$0.32
Feb 2, 2026Feb 4, 2026$0.21
Dec 29, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.26
Dec 1, 2025Dec 3, 2025$0.22

See all 15 payments⁠

$10,000 in XLII 1 year ago paid $1,290 in dividends.⁠

XLII Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.9%
Annualised · 15 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.60
vs 3-month T-bills · 15 months to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−10.1%
15 months · trough Mar 2026
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.53
vs its asset-class index
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.

XLII Cost

Tied cheapest in Sector Option Income

$7,126

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • XLII 0.35%

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • XLII 0.35%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530XLII $7,126

Year by year

YearXLII
10$634
20$2,454
30$7,126

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