State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF
$509.78+0.61 (+0.12%)
- 0.35%
- $3.1B
- +61.6%
- 0.16%
- 0.1M sh
- $527.87
- low $280.83high $658.14
The ETF.net XSD Grade
A
Score 72 out of 100
- 5 of 25
Score 72 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.A75 out of 100Rank 6 of 25Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C44 out of 100Rank 10 of 17Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A78 out of 100Rank 6 of 25Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A94 out of 100Rank 1 of 21Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A89 out of 100Rank 3 of 25
Our read on XSD
AThe chip fund that spreads the bet. XSD tracks a modified equal weighted index of US semiconductor stocks, roughly 50 names across large, mid and small caps, sized similarly instead of ranked by market value.
The fund seeks to track the total return of the S&P Semiconductor Select Industry Index before fees and expenses.
Why people hold it
- Modified equal weighting starts every holding at a similar size, so one mega-cap chipmaker does not set the tone for the whole fund.ssga.com
- Reaches into small and mid cap chip names, not just the giants. SMH, by contrast, holds the 25 largest US listed semiconductor companies.ssga.comvaneck.com
- Live since 2006 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund, with a long public record through the industry's boom and bust stretches.
- A clean, rules-based build: one index, one sub-industry, US listed stocks, and quarterly distributions. Not much guesswork about what you own.
Worth knowing
- The 0.35% fee sits right at the middle of the semiconductor pack. SOXQ (0.19%) and CHPS (0.15%) charge less for chip exposure.
- One cyclical industry, about 50 stocks, and equal weighting parks far more of the fund in smaller chipmakers than a market-cap index would.ssga.com
- Moderately traded rather than a volume monster, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than the category's busiest funds.
XSD Holdings
- Stocks
- 48
- 29%
- PENG
Sectors
- Technology97.3%
- Energy2.1%
- Industrials0.6%
Geography
- United States94.56%
- Cayman Islands2.99%
- Netherlands2.45%
XSD Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
XSD$16,163
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 | XSD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +58.5% |
| 1 month | +0.7% |
| 3 months | −9.6% |
| 1 year | +61.6% |
| 3 years | +38.0% |
| 5 years | +21.5% |
| 10 years | +26.4% |
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 | XSD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +58.5% | |
| 2025 | +29.8% | |
| 2024 | +10.8% | |
| 2023 | +34.9% | |
| 2022 | −30.9% | |
| 2021 | +42.5% | |
| 2020 | +61.9% |
XSD in the news
XSD Dividends
- 0.16%
- $0.80
- $0.18 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
XSD Risk
- 42.9%
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.
- 0.87
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.
- −42.3%
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.
- 2.68
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
XSD Cost
0.35%
XSD0.35%
- The middle half of Semiconductors funds
- Median 0.60%
5 of the 25 Semiconductors funds charge less.
Other funds in Semiconductors
- ACHPSXtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +117.7%
- ASOXXiShares Semiconductor ETFExpense ratio 0.33%1 year return +101.0%
- BSMHXVanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +59.3%
- BCHPXGlobal X - AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +88.6%
- BPSIInvesco Semiconductors ETFExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return +108.8%