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Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

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Key stats


Assets under management (AUM)
‪4.76 B‬ EUR
Fund flows (1Y)
—
Dividend yield (indicated)
1.86%
Discount/Premium to NAV
—
Shares outstanding
‪52.09 M‬
Expense ratio
0.08%

About Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund


Issuer
State Street Corporation
Brand
SPDR
Home page
sectorspdr.com
Inception date
Dec 16, 1998
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Index tracked
S&P Materials Select Sector
Replication method
Physical
Management style
Passive
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
SSgA Funds Management, Inc.
Distributor
ALPS Distributors, Inc.
ISIN
US81369Y1001
XLB invests in basic materials companies from the S&P 500, these would include companies in the chemicals, metals and mining, paper and forest products, containers and packaging, and construction materials industry. Its limited selection universe means it is heavily concentrated, and individual holdings must be taken into consideration before investing in this fund. Not surprisingly, XLB favors large-caps. Components of the index are all picked by the index committee, and weighed by free-float market capitalization, subject to a cap to ensure diversification requirements. Index rebalancing occurs quarterly.

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Classification


Asset Class
Equity
Category
Sector
Focus
Materials
Niche
Broad-based
Strategy
Vanilla
Geography
U.S.
Weighting scheme
Market cap
Selection criteria
Committee

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What's in the fund
Exposure type
StocksBonds, Cash & Other
Process Industries
Non-Energy Minerals
Stock breakdown by region
76%23%
Top 10 holdings

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Seasonals


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Frequently Asked Questions


An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
SD7B assets under management is ‪4.76 B‬ EUR. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
SD7B invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
SD7B expense ratio is 0.08%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, SD7B isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
Yes, SD7B pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.86%.
SD7B shares are issued by State Street Corp.
SD7B follows the S&P Materials Select Sector. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Dec 16, 1998.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.