ETF overview
The State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) aims to replicate the investment outcomes, including both price appreciation and yield, of the Materials Select Sector Index, prior to accounting for expenses. This underlying index effectively represents the materials segment of the broader S&P 500 Index. The ETF offers focused exposure to companies across key materials industries, including chemicals, metals and mining, paper and forest products, containers and packaging, and construction materials. This precise targeting enables investors to establish either strategic long-term or tactical short-term positions, providing a more granular approach compared to conventional style-based investment strategies.
Fund facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.08%
- Fund assets
- 7.94B USD (all share classes)
- Issuer
- SPDR
- Inception date
- Dec 16, 1998
- Number of holdings
- 26
Breakdown
Holdings (26)
| Name | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| LINDE PLC | LIN | 12.87% |
| NEWMONT CORP | NEM | 6.91% |
| FREEPORT MCMORAN INC | FCX | 5.70% |
| ECOLAB INC | ECL | 5.10% |
| SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO/THE | SHW | 5.01% |
| VULCAN MATERIALS CO | VMC | 4.82% |
| AIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC | APD | 4.79% |
| STEEL DYNAMICS INC | STLD | 4.77% |
| NUCOR CORP | NUE | 4.71% |
| MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS | MLM | 4.62% |
| and 13 more | ||
Similar ETFs
- Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETFRSPM · Overlap 83% · Expense ratio 0.40%
- Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETFFMAT · Overlap 70% · Expense ratio 0.08%
- iShares S&P 500 Materials Sector UCITS ETFIUMS.L · Overlap 79% · Expense ratio 0.15%
- State Street SPDR S&P U.S. Materials Select Sector UCITS ETF (Acc)SXLB.L · Overlap 79% · Expense ratio 0.15%
- Vanguard Materials ETFVAW · Overlap 69% · Expense ratio 0.09%
- iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETFIYM · Overlap 53% · Expense ratio 0.37%
- iShares Global Materials ETFMXI · Overlap 36% · Expense ratio 0.37%
- First Trust Materials AlphaDEX FundFXZ · Overlap 32% · Expense ratio 0.64%
Overlap is the share of assets the two funds hold in common.
Historical returns do not guarantee future returns. This is not investment advice.

State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB)
- Expense ratio
- 0.08%
- Fund assets
- 7.94B USD (all share classes)
- Issuer
- SPDR
- Inception date
- Dec 16, 1998
- Number of holdings
- 26
| Name | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| LINDE PLC | LIN | 12.87% |
| NEWMONT CORP | NEM | 6.91% |
| FREEPORT MCMORAN INC | FCX | 5.70% |
| ECOLAB INC | ECL | 5.10% |
| SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO/THE | SHW | 5.01% |
| VULCAN MATERIALS CO | VMC | 4.82% |
| AIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC | APD | 4.79% |
| STEEL DYNAMICS INC | STLD | 4.77% |
| NUCOR CORP | NUE | 4.71% |
| MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS | MLM | 4.62% |
| and 13 more | ||
The State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) aims to replicate the investment outcomes, including both price appreciation and yield, of the Materials Select Sector Index, prior to accounting for expenses. This underlying index effectively represents the materials segment of the broader S&P 500 Index. The ETF offers focused exposure to companies across key materials industries, including chemicals, metals and mining, paper and forest products, containers and packaging, and construction materials. This precise targeting enables investors to establish either strategic long-term or tactical short-term positions, providing a more granular approach compared to conventional style-based investment strategies.
- Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETFRSPM · Overlap 83% · Expense ratio 0.40%
- Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETFFMAT · Overlap 70% · Expense ratio 0.08%
- iShares S&P 500 Materials Sector UCITS ETFIUMS.L · Overlap 79% · Expense ratio 0.15%
- State Street SPDR S&P U.S. Materials Select Sector UCITS ETF (Acc)SXLB.L · Overlap 79% · Expense ratio 0.15%
- Vanguard Materials ETFVAW · Overlap 69% · Expense ratio 0.09%
- iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETFIYM · Overlap 53% · Expense ratio 0.37%
- iShares Global Materials ETFMXI · Overlap 36% · Expense ratio 0.37%
- First Trust Materials AlphaDEX FundFXZ · Overlap 32% · Expense ratio 0.64%
Overlap is the share of assets the two funds hold in common.
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