Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF

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About XLB

XLB tracks a market-cap-weighted index of US basic materials companies. The fund includes only the materials components of the S&P 500. 

Index-Tracked
S&P 500 TR USD
Index-TrackedS&P 500 TR USD
Category
Natural Resources
CategoryNatural Resources
Number of holdings
29
Number of holdings29
Inception Date
Dec 16, 1998
Inception DateDec 16, 1998

What's in this fund

Sectors

As of October 13, 2025
Basic Materials85.13%
Consumer Cyclical14.87%

XLB Key Statistics

AUM
5.46B
AUM5.46B
Price-Earnings ratio
25.27
Price-Earnings ratio25.27
30-Day yield
2.11
30-Day yield2.11
Average volume
6.22M
Average volume6.22M
High today
$89.11
High today$89.11
Low today
$87.60
Low today$87.60
Open price
$89.06
Open price$89.06
Volume
6.69M
Volume6.69M
52 Week high
$97.87
52 Week high$97.87
52 Week low
$73.12
52 Week low$73.12
Expense ratio
0.08
Expense ratio0.08

XLB News

Nasdaq 3d
Monday Sector Leaders: Technology & Communications, Materials

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Monday, shares of Technology & Communications companies are outperforming other sectors, up 2.1%. Within that gr...

Monday Sector Leaders: Technology & Communications, Materials
Nasdaq 6d
XLB Makes Notable Cross Below Critical Moving Average

In trading on Thursday, shares of the The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (Symbol: XLB) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $78.21, changing han...

XLB Makes Notable Cross Below Critical Moving Average

Average Annual Return

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