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XLEI vs XLII

State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

XLEIBNYSE Arca

State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

XLIIANYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

Same figure. Both funds show the same value, so neither comes out ahead.

XLEI0.35%XLII0.35%

Avg volume · 30D

XLEI 11.9×the volume

XLEI190KXLII15.9K

XLEI vs XLII Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+48.5%XLEI+9.0%XLII

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. XLEI +48.5%. XLII +9.0%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%20%30%40%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
XLEI 0.35%
XLII 0.35%
Fund size
XLEI $203M
XLII $17M
1Y total return
XLEI +48.5%, better
XLII +9.0%
Yield (12M)
XLEI 17.59%, better
XLII 13.46%
Holdings
XLEI 3
XLII 3
Avg volume (30D)
XLEI 190K sh, better
XLII 15.9K sh
NAV per share
XLEI $29.48
XLII $24.32
52W range

ETF.net Grade

XLEI: Cost 76, Risk 70, Mission 56, Tradability 70, Holdings 49, Durability 81. XLII: Cost 76, Risk 49, Mission 100, Tradability 60, Holdings 51, Durability 51.
Pillar letters and Scores for XLEI, XLII, with each pillar’s weight
PillarXLEIXLII
Cost30% weightA76A76
Mission25% weightB56A100Higher
Risk15% weightA70HigherC49
Tradability15% weightA70HigherB60
Holdings10% weightC49C51Higher
Durability5% weightA81HigherC51

Rank among Sector Option Income funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. XLEI and XLII are both graded against the same 22 Sector Option Income funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Sector Option Income⁠

Category · 22 funds
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XLII ranks 2nd and XLEI 7th of 22 funds in the Sector Option Income Category.

  1. Rank 1AXLSIState Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 74
  2. Rank 2AXLIIState Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 71
  3. Rank 2AXLVIState Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 71
  4. Rank 5BXLYIState Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 67
  5. Rank 7BXLEIState Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 66
  6. Rank 8BTYLGGlobal X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETFScore 63

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

XLEIBState Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

XLIIAState Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

In short

XLEI State Street's 1998-vintage energy sector fund, wrapped in a call-writing overlay. Same oil and gas majors, monthly income from selling options against them, minus some of the upside when crude runs.

XLII Covered 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

XLEI The fund seeks current income while preserving prospects for long-term capital growth by investing in an energy-sector ETF and selling call options on it to generate additional premium income.

XLII 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

  • XLEI Underlying is the original energy sector SPDR, trading since 1998: market-cap-weighted S&P 500 oil, gas and services names. No stock picking, just an overlay on a known quantity.stockanalysis.com
  • Pays monthly, and the mandate is written to seek income while preserving prospects for long-term growth rather than sell away all the upside.ssga.com
  • Calls are written on the sector ETF itself, not dozens of single stocks, so the overlay runs off one liquid options chain.ssga.com
  • The 0.35% fee sits right at the median for sector covered-call funds, and the build stands among the stronger ones in that peer group.
  • XLII 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

  • XLEI Written calls cap the rally: above the strike, further gains go to the option buyer and the fund keeps the premium instead.ssga.com
  • One narrow sector, market-cap weighted, so the integrated majors dominate. Nothing inside cushions a broad crude selloff.stockanalysis.com
  • A 2025 launch, so there is no record through a full energy cycle yet, and it trades lightly next to the sector fund it holds.
  • XLII 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.

Full XLEI profile⁠

Full XLII profile⁠

XLEI vs XLII Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

XLEI vs XLII Cost

Same expense ratio

$7,126

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

  • XLEI 0.35%

    $7,126

  • XLII 0.35%

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • XLEI 0.35%
  • 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$8K051015202530XLEI $7,126XLII $7,126

Year by year

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

Expense ratio

  • 0.35%XLEI
  • 0.35%XLII
  • Middle half of Sector Option Income funds
  • Median 0.47%

XLEI cheapest of 22 funds

XLII cheapest of 22 funds

XLEI vs XLII Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
XLEI 17.59%, better
XLII 13.46%
Payout (12M)
XLEI $5.24
XLII $3.23
Last payment
XLEI $0.51
XLII $0.30
Ex-dividend
XLEI Oct 1, 2026
XLII Oct 1, 2026
Paid on
XLEI Oct 5, 2026
XLII Oct 5, 2026
Frequency
XLEI Monthly
XLII Monthly

Distribution history

Per share, 2025 to 2026, same scale for both

XLEIMonthly · 14 paymentsAll XLEI payments⁠
One bar per payment. 14 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Sep 2, 2025 $0.59; Oct 1, 2025 $0.44; Nov 3, 2025 $0.39; Dec 1, 2025 $0.29; Dec 29, 2025 $0.73; Feb 2, 2026 $0.25; Mar 2, 2026 $0.46; Apr 1, 2026 $0.55; May 1, 2026 $0.31; Jun 1, 2026 $0.45; Jul 1, 2026 $0.54; Aug 3, 2026 $0.39; Sep 1, 2026 $0.37; Oct 1, 2026 $0.51. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502026YTD
XLIIMonthly · 14 paymentsAll XLII payments⁠
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.$0$0.502026YTD

XLEI vs XLII Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
XLEI 15.6%since Aug 2025XLII 11.9%since Aug 2025
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
XLEI 2.03since Aug 2025XLII 0.60since Aug 2025
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
XLEI −8.2%since Jul 2025XLII −10.1%since Jul 2025
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
XLEI −0.51XLII 0.53

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