The Fund seeks to provide investors with a low-cost passive approach for investing in a portfolio of equity securities of firms as represented by the Financial Select Sector Index.
Basic Details
Issuer SSgA
Fund NameFinancial Select Sector SPDR Fund
Tax ClassificationRegulated Investment Company
SymbolNYSEARCA:XLF
Inception Date12/16/1998
Fund ManagerMike Feehily, Karl Schneider, Melissa Kapitulik
WebN/A
PhoneN/A
Fund Focus
Asset ClassEquity
BenchmarkS&P Financial Select Sector TR USD
CategorySector
FocusFinancials
Development LevelDeveloped Markets
RegionNorth America
Fund Statistics
Assets Under Management$33.04 billion
Average Daily Volume$36.24 million
Discount/Premium0.11%
ETF Expenses
Management Fee0.03%
Other Expenses0.10%
Total Expenses0.13%
Fee Waiver0.00%
Net Expenses0.13%
Administrator, Advisor and Custodian
AdministratorState Street Bank and Trust Company
AdvisorSSgA Funds Management, Inc.
CustodianState Street Bank and Trust Company
DistributorALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc.
Transfer AgentState Street Bank and Trust Company
Trustee
Lead Market MakerVirtu Financial
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLF) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund's stock symbol?
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)ARCA under the ticker symbol "XLF."
How often does Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund?
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 18th will be given a dividend of $0.119 per share on Wednesday, June 20th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.66%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 15th. This is a positive change from Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund's previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. View Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund's Dividend History.
Are investors shorting Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund?
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund saw a drop in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 66,640,899 shares, a drop of 10.2% from the August 15th total of 74,188,992 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 37,034,589 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.8 days. View Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund's Current Options Chain.
Has Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about XLF stock has trended somewhat positive on Thursday, Accern reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund earned a news and rumor sentiment score of 0.18 on Accern's scale. They also gave news articles about the exchange traded fund an impact score of 46.57 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View Recent Headlines for Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund.
Who are Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund's major shareholders?
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Morgan Stanley (4.33%), FMR LLC (1.79%), Swan Global Investments LLC (1.04%), Bank of Nova Scotia (0.83%), TD Asset Management Inc. (0.68%) and Forsta AP Fonden (0.65%).
Which institutional investors are selling Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund stock?
XLF stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd, Schroder Investment Management Group, Schroder Investment Management Group, Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC, Bank of Nova Scotia, Pinnacle Advisory Group Inc., Baird Financial Group Inc. and Natixis.
Which institutional investors are buying Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund stock?
XLF stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Forsta AP Fonden, Morgan Stanley, TD Asset Management Inc., Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc., Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA, OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp and Putnam Investments LLC.
How do I buy shares of Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund?
Shares of XLF can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund's stock price today?
One share of XLF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $28.73.
How big of a company is Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund?
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund has a market capitalization of $33.31 billion.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA XLF)
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