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XLII vs XLSI

State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

XLIIANYSE Arca

State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

XLSIANYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

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

XLII0.35%XLSI0.35%

Avg volume · 30D

XLSI 1.2×the volume

XLII15.9KXLSI19.2K

XLII vs XLSI Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+9.0%XLII+14.7%XLSI

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. XLII +9.0%. XLSI +14.7%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%5%20%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
XLII 0.35%
XLSI 0.35%
Fund size
XLII $17M
XLSI $25M
1Y total return
XLII +9.0%
XLSI +14.7%, better
Yield (12M)
XLII 13.46%, better
XLSI 12.22%
Holdings
XLII 3
XLSI 2
Avg volume (30D)
XLII 15.9K sh
XLSI 19.2K sh, better
NAV per share
XLII $24.32
XLSI $23.80
52W range

ETF.net Grade

XLII: Cost 76, Risk 49, Mission 100, Tradability 60, Holdings 51, Durability 51. XLSI: Cost 76, Risk 68, Mission 88, Tradability 78, Holdings 51, Durability 58.
Pillar letters and Scores for XLII, XLSI, with each pillar’s weight
PillarXLIIXLSI
Cost30% weightA76A76
Mission25% weightA100HigherA88
Risk15% weightC49B68Higher
Tradability15% weightB60A78Higher
Holdings10% weightC51C51
Durability5% weightC51B58Higher

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. XLII and XLSI 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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XLSI ranks 1st and XLII 2nd 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

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

XLIIAState Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

XLSIAState Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

In short

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.

XLSI Covered 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

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.

XLSI 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

  • 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
  • XLSI Simple plumbing: it holds shares of the staples Select Sector fund (XLP) and writes calls on that same ETF, so the equity sleeve is the plain sector basket, not a synthetic stand-in.ssga.com
  • 0.35% sits right at the median for its option-income sector cohort, the same sticker as siblings XLVI, XLUI and XLEI.
  • Pays monthly, and the call overlay is actively managed: a manager sets the strikes rather than following a fixed published formula.ssga.com
  • Sticks tightly to the mandate on the tin, and ranks among the stronger builds in its sector-overlay peer group.

Worth knowing

  • 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.
  • XLSI The calls cap the top end: gains above the strike on the underlying staples fund are traded away for premium.ssga.com
  • Option premiums rise and fall with volatility, so the monthly payout moves around. Income, not a coupon.
  • Launched in 2025 and small next to the giant option-income names, so the record is short and trading is light. Spreads can widen.

Full XLII profile⁠

Full XLSI profile⁠

XLII vs XLSI 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.

XLII vs XLSI Cost

Same expense ratio

$7,126

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

  • XLII 0.35%

    $7,126

  • XLSI 0.35%

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • XLII 0.35%
  • XLSI 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 $7,126XLSI $7,126

Year by year

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

Expense ratio

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

XLII cheapest of 22 funds

XLSI cheapest of 22 funds

XLII vs XLSI Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
XLII 13.46%, better
XLSI 12.22%
Payout (12M)
XLII $3.23
XLSI $2.92
Last payment
XLII $0.30
XLSI $0.32
Ex-dividend
XLII Oct 1, 2026
XLSI Oct 1, 2026
Paid on
XLII Oct 5, 2026
XLSI Oct 5, 2026
Frequency
XLII Monthly
XLSI Monthly

Distribution history

Per share, 2025 to 2026, same scale for both

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$0.252026YTD
XLSIMonthly · 14 paymentsAll XLSI payments⁠
One bar per payment. 14 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Sep 2, 2025 $0.29; Oct 1, 2025 $0.28; Nov 3, 2025 $0.22; Dec 1, 2025 $0.15; Dec 29, 2025 $0.32; Feb 2, 2026 $0.18; Mar 2, 2026 $0.30; Apr 1, 2026 $0.33; May 1, 2026 $0.19; Jun 1, 2026 $0.20; Jul 1, 2026 $0.35; Aug 3, 2026 $0.19; Sep 1, 2026 $0.18; Oct 1, 2026 $0.32. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.252026YTD

XLII vs XLSI Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
XLII 11.9%since Aug 2025XLSI 12.3%since Aug 2025
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
XLII 0.60since Aug 2025XLSI 0.48since Aug 2025
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
XLII −10.1%since Jul 2025XLSI −7.9%since Jul 2025
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
XLII 0.53XLSI 0.19

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