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SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) Price, Holdings, & News

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$252.92 -1.01 (-0.40%)
As of 09/4/2026 04:10 PM Eastern

About SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$251.53
$255.00
50-Day Range
$250.21
$296.73
52-Week Range
$211.80
$297.79
Volume
195,330 shs
Average Volume
259,870 shs
Market Capitalization
$5.72 billion
Assets Under Management
$5.67 billion
Dividend Yield
0.32%
Net Expense Ratio
0.35%
Aggregate Rating
Moderate Buy

ETF Overview

The SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in industrials equity. The fund tracks an equal-weighted index of US aerospace & defense companies. XAR was launched on Sep 28, 2011 and is managed by State Street.

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF Expenses

TypeXARIndustrials ETFsEquity ETFsNYSEARCA ETFsAll ETFs
Management Fee0.35%0.50%0.57%0.50%0.53%
Other Expenses0.00%2.11%0.53%0.60%0.54%
Total Expense0.35%1.42%0.75%0.75%0.73%
Fee Waiver0.00%-3.86%-0.67%-0.78%-0.68%
Net Expense0.35%0.56%0.63%0.57%0.60%
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XAR ETF - Frequently Asked Questions

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF's stock was trading at $241.24 at the start of the year. Since then, XAR shares have increased by 4.8% and is now trading at $252.92.

Top institutional investors of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF include Advocacy Wealth Management LLC (7.14%), Piedmont Capital Management LLC (0.41%), Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC (0.37%) and Rinkey Investments (0.31%).

Shares of XAR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), Intel (INTC), Pfizer (PFE) and Tesla (TSLA).

Fund Details

Issuer
SSgA
Fund Name
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
Tax Classification
Regulated Investment Company
Stock Exchange
NYSEARCA
Current Symbol
NYSEARCA:XAR
Inception Date
9/28/2011
Fund Manager
Michael Feehily, Karl Schneider, Keith Richardson
Web
N/A
Phone
N/A

Fund Focus

Asset Class
Equity
Benchmark
S&P Aerospace & Defense Select Industry Index
Category
Sector
Focus
Industrials
Development Level
Developed Markets
Region
North America
Number of Holdings
72

Fund Statistics

Assets Under Management
$5.67 billion
Average Daily Volume
$200.98 thousand
Discount/Premium
-0.12%

Administrator, Advisor and Custodian

Administrator
State Street Global Advisors Funds Management, Inc.
Advisor
SSgA Funds Management, Inc.
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Distributor
State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC
Transfer Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Trustee
N/A
Lead Market Maker
Susquehanna

Options

Optionable
Optionable
Options Volume
25
Put Options
1
Call Options
24
Short Interest
287,886 shs

Miscellaneous

Beta
1.01
Creation Unit
50,000
Creation Fee
$250.00
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This page (NYSEARCA:XAR) was last updated on 9/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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