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Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLB) Price, Holdings, & News

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$50.28 -0.25 (-0.49%)
Closing price 09/23/2026 04:10 PM Eastern
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$50.21 -0.07 (-0.13%)
As of 04:02 AM Eastern
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About Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLB)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$50.04
$50.54
50-Day Range
$49.71
$53.67
52-Week Range
$42.03
$54.19
Volume
10.47 million shs
Average Volume
13.55 million shs
Market Capitalization
$8.24 billion
Assets Under Management
$8.20 billion
Dividend Yield
1.67%
Net Expense Ratio
0.08%
Aggregate Rating
Moderate Buy

ETF Overview

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Materials Select Sector Index (the Index). The Index includes companies involved in such industries as chemicals; metals and mining; paper and forest products; containers and packaging, and construction materials. The Fund's investment advisor is SSgA Funds Management, Inc.

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund Expenses

TypeXLBMaterials ETFsEquity ETFsNYSEARCA ETFsAll ETFs
Management Fee0.03%0.51%0.57%0.50%0.53%
Other Expenses0.05%0.52%0.53%0.60%0.54%
Total Expense0.08%0.71%0.75%0.75%0.73%
Fee Waiver0.00%-1.39%-0.67%-0.78%-0.68%
Net Expense0.08%0.56%0.63%0.57%0.60%
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XLB ETF News Headlines

XLB: Materials Dashboard For September
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XLB ETF - Frequently Asked Questions

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund's stock was trading at $45.35 at the start of the year. Since then, XLB shares have increased by 10.9% and is now trading at $50.28.

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund's stock split on Friday, December 5th 2025.A 2-1 split was announced. The newly minted shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes on Thursday, December 4th 2025. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Top institutional investors of Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (3.29%), Passaic Partners LLC (0.23%), Trust Asset Management LLC (0.16%) and Trust Asset Management LLC (0.16%).

Shares of XLB 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 Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), American Water Works (AWK), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AUO (AUOTY) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Fund Details

Issuer
SSgA
Fund Name
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund
Tax Classification
Regulated Investment Company
Stock Exchange
NYSEARCA
Current Symbol
NYSEARCA:XLB
Inception Date
12/16/1998
Fund Manager
Mike Feehily, Karl Schneider, Ted Janowsky

Fund Focus

Asset Class
Equity
Benchmark
Materials Select Sector Index
Category
Sector
Focus
Materials
Development Level
Developed Markets
Region
North America
Number of Holdings
41

Fund Statistics

Assets Under Management
$8.20 billion
Average Daily Volume
$10.95 million
Discount/Premium
-0.01%

Administrator, Advisor and Custodian

Administrator
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Advisor
SSgA Funds Management, Inc.
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Distributor
ALPS Distributors, Inc.
Transfer Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Trustee
N/A
Lead Market Maker
Virtu Financial

Options

Optionable
Optionable
Options Volume
5,816
Put Options
2,332
Call Options
3,484
Short Interest
13,274,441 shs

Miscellaneous

Beta
0.92
Creation Unit
50,000
Creation Fee
$500.00
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This page (NYSEARCA:XLB) was last updated on 9/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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