State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF
$23.75+0.05 (+0.19%)
- 0.35%
- $25M
- +14.7%
- 12.22%
- 19.2K sh
- low $22.04high $25.51
The ETF.net XLSI Grade
A
Score 74 out of 100
- 1 of 22
Score 74 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 100Rank 1 of 22Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A88 out of 100Rank 5 of 13Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B68 out of 100Rank 5 of 22Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A78 out of 100Rank 2 of 22Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C51 out of 100Rank 10 of 19Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B58 out of 100Rank 11 of 22
Our read on XLSI
In short
ACovered calls on the market's quietest aisle. XLSI owns the classic consumer staples sector fund and sells calls on it, turning soup, soap and razors into monthly income while giving up gains above the strike.
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 Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF and sells call options on that ETF to generate additional income.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
XLSI 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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XLSI$11,469
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 | XLSI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.4% |
| 1 month | +7.8% |
| 3 months | +4.4% |
| 1 year | +14.7% |
| 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 | XLSI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.4% | |
| 2025 | −0.3% |
XLSI in the news
XLSI Dividends
- 12.22%
- $2.92
- $0.32 per share
- Monthly
XLSI Risk
- 12.3%
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.
- 0.48
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.
- −7.9%
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.
- 0.19
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.
XLSI Cost
Tied cheapest in Sector Option Income
$7,126
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
XLSI 0.35%
$7,126
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | XLSI |
|---|---|
| 10 | $634 |
| 20 | $2,454 |
| 30 | $7,126 |
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- AXLVIState Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +20.2%
- BXLUIState Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +4.7%
- BXLFIState Street Financial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +6.9%
- BXLYIState Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return −0.4%
