About Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLF)
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$31.92 billion
Average Daily Volume$63.56 million
Discount/Premium-1.08%
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, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 19th will be given a dividend of $0.1046 per share on Wednesday, March 21st. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.50%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 16th. View Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund's Dividend History.
Are investors shorting Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund?
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 29th, there was short interest totalling 62,150,771 shares, an increase of 4.5% from the March 15th total of 59,475,719 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 68,479,469 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days.
Who are some of Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund's key competitors?
Has Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media headlines about XLF stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund earned a coverage optimism score of 0.04 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the exchange traded fund an impact score of 46.33 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.
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 $27.95.
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 (XLF)
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Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLF) Price Target and Consensus Rating
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Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLF) Consensus Price Target History
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Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLF) Dividend Information
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.43 per share, with a dividend yield of 1.54%. XLF's most recent quarterly dividend payment was Wednesday, March 21.
| Most Recent Dividend: | 3/21/2018 |
| Annual Dividend: | $0.43 |
| Dividend Yield: | 1.54% |
| Payout Ratio: | N/A |
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLF) Dividend History by Quarter
| Announced | Period | Amount | Yield | Ex-Dividend Date | Record Date | Payable Date |
|---|
| 3/16/2018 | quarterly | $0.1046 | 1.45% | 3/16/2018 | 3/19/2018 | 3/21/2018 |
| 12/15/2017 | quarterly | $0.1283 | 1.85% | 12/15/2017 | 12/18/2017 | 12/26/2017 |
| 9/15/2017 | quarterly | $0.1032 | 1.67% | 9/15/2017 | 9/18/2017 | 9/25/2017 |
| 6/16/2017 | quarterly | $0.0931 | 1.53% | 6/16/2017 | 6/20/2017 | 6/26/2017 |
| 3/17/2017 | quarterly | $0.0879 | 1.44% | 3/17/2017 | 3/21/2017 | 3/27/2017 |
| 12/16/2016 | quarterly | $0.1068 | 1.83% | 12/16/2016 | 12/20/2016 | 12/27/2016 |
| 6/19/2015 | quarterly | $0.1101 | 1.78% | 6/19/2015 | 6/23/2015 | 6/29/2015 |
| 3/20/2015 | quarterly | $0.0907 | 1.47% | 3/20/2015 | 3/24/2015 | 3/30/2015 |
| 12/19/2014 | quarterly | $0.1261 | 2.04% | 12/19/2014 | 12/23/2014 | 12/30/2014 |
| 9/19/2014 | quarterly | $0.0984 | 1.66% | 9/19/2014 | 9/23/2014 | 9/29/2014 |
| 6/20/2014 | quarterly | $0.0896 | 1.57% | 6/20/2014 | 6/24/2014 | 6/30/2014 |
| 3/21/2014 | quarterly | $0.0829 | 1.48% | 3/21/2014 | 3/25/2014 | 3/31/2014 |
| 12/20/2013 | quarterly | $0.1012 | 1.87% | 12/20/2013 | 12/24/2013 | 12/31/2013 |
| 9/20/2013 | quarterly | $0.0806 | 1.58% | 9/20/2013 | 9/24/2013 | 9/30/2013 |
| 6/21/2013 | quarterly | $0.0771 | 1.61% | 6/21/2013 | 6/25/2013 | 7/1/2013 |
| 3/15/2013 | quarterly | $0.0620 | 1.34% | 3/15/2013 | 3/19/2013 | 3/25/2013 |
| 12/21/2012 | quarterly | $0.1042 | 2.54% | 12/21/2012 | 12/26/2012 | 1/3/2013 |
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA XLF) News Headlines
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| Date | Headline |
|---|
 | What Lies Ahead for Prudential Financial?
finance.yahoo.com - April 19 at 5:27 PM |
| Commodities really moved things today: Pisani
finance.yahoo.com - April 19 at 5:27 PM |
| Structured Debt Underwriting Boosts Goldman Sachs’s Revenues
finance.yahoo.com - April 19 at 8:30 AM |
| Retail Spending, Credit Cards Help JPMorgan’s CCB in 1Q18
finance.yahoo.com - April 19 at 8:30 AM |
| How JPMorgan Chase Is Performing in Core Banking Ops
finance.yahoo.com - April 18 at 5:34 PM |
| Mastercard Has Higher Valuations—Here’s Why
finance.yahoo.com - April 18 at 8:30 AM |
| What strong global growth means for US markets
finance.yahoo.com - April 17 at 5:43 PM |
| Bank blowout: Big bank earnings should propel the financials from worst to first
finance.yahoo.com - April 16 at 8:29 AM |
| Market recap for Friday April 13th
finance.yahoo.com - April 15 at 6:26 PM |
 | Friday Sector Laggards: Services, Financial
www.nasdaq.com - April 14 at 8:39 AM |
 | Bank ETFs fall after results from JPMorgan, others
www.marketwatch.com - April 14 at 8:39 AM |
| Go Long JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Stock With Confidence
finance.yahoo.com - April 13 at 5:19 PM |
| Earnings bar too high? Experts weigh in
finance.yahoo.com - April 13 at 5:19 PM |
| Why Goldman Sachs Thinks Wells Fargo Could Withstand a Trade War
finance.yahoo.com - April 13 at 5:19 PM |
| What to Expect from Interactive Brokers in 1Q18
finance.yahoo.com - April 9 at 5:09 PM |
| What's working: Bank earnings
finance.yahoo.com - April 9 at 8:40 AM |
| Financial sector selloff is nearly unanimous as Treasury yields fall
finance.yahoo.com - April 6 at 5:28 PM |
| How Have Tariff Talks Affected The U.S. Dollar? 3 Charts Explain The Impact
finance.yahoo.com - April 6 at 5:28 PM |
| Big Bank Earnings: Can Shares Vault Higher?
finance.yahoo.com - April 4 at 4:02 PM |
| What to Expect from BlackRock’s 1Q18 Earnings
finance.yahoo.com - April 4 at 4:02 PM |
| What Has Helped Visa in Creating Significant Market Share?
finance.yahoo.com - April 4 at 8:35 AM |
| Another Sector SPDR ETF Is Coming
www.marketwatch.com - April 3 at 5:21 PM |
 | Will Trump Crush Amazon's Stock Price?
www.thestreet.com - April 2 at 8:58 AM |
| US Banks: Underwriting Activity Could Decline amid Trade Wars
finance.yahoo.com - April 2 at 8:58 AM |
 | Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 1 at 2:50 AM |
| Macros Impact Bankers’ Asset Management
finance.yahoo.com - March 30 at 8:38 AM |
 | Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund: Great Fund To Buy On Dips
seekingalpha.com - March 28 at 5:09 PM |
| E*TRADE’s Response to TD Ameritrade’s 24-Hour Trading
finance.yahoo.com - March 27 at 5:03 PM |
| Financial stocks take a broad beating as Treasury yields, Dow sell off
finance.yahoo.com - March 27 at 5:03 PM |
| JPMorgan Chase’s Higher Payout Ratio Is Likely to Continue in 2018
finance.yahoo.com - March 27 at 8:44 AM |
| ETF Preview: ETFs, Futures Rally Higher as Trade War Fears Dissipate
www.nasdaq.com - March 26 at 5:06 PM |
| Mid-Day ETF Update: ETFs, Stocks Rally HIgher as Trade War Fears Ease on Mnuchin Remarks
www.nasdaq.com - March 26 at 5:06 PM |
 | After Sell-Off, Buckingham Research Compiles Shopping List Of Bargain Bank Stocks
www.benzinga.com - March 26 at 5:06 PM |
| What’s JPMorgan Chase’s Valuation?
finance.yahoo.com - March 26 at 8:37 AM |
| Friday Sector Laggards: Technology & Communications, Financial - Nasdaq
www.nasdaq.com - March 23 at 5:27 PM |
 | BlackRock Looks to Robots to Lead Its New Active Sector ETFs - Bloomberg
www.bloomberg.com - March 23 at 5:27 PM |
| Why JPM’s Corporate and Investment Bank Segment Rebounded
finance.yahoo.com - March 23 at 5:27 PM |
| Financial ETF drops to six-week low in sharp decline
www.marketwatch.com - March 22 at 5:25 PM |
 | 4 Top Ranked Financials ETFs for Your Portfolio
www.zacks.com - March 21 at 5:26 PM |
| Bank ETFs rise to session highs after Fed statement
finance.yahoo.com - March 21 at 5:26 PM |
| XLF, XSHQ: Big ETF Outflows - Nasdaq
www.nasdaq.com - March 21 at 9:14 AM |
| Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.10
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 16 at 6:16 PM |
| MongoDB faces smaller loss than expected, ADP lower in early trading, and Time Warner up in early trading
finance.yahoo.com - March 16 at 6:15 PM |
| US Banks Stock Outlook - March 2018 - Nasdaq
www.nasdaq.com - March 16 at 8:35 AM |
| U.S. Banks Stock Outlook - March 2018
www.zacks.com - March 15 at 5:54 PM |
| Why US Banks Could Seek Loan Book Expansion in Europe and Asia
finance.yahoo.com - March 14 at 8:55 AM |
| Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) Short Interest Update
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 14 at 2:02 AM |
| Notable ETF Inflow Detected - XLF, C, SCHW, MET - Nasdaq
www.nasdaq.com - March 13 at 8:41 AM |
| Why Shareholder Payouts for Bank of America Could Rise Further
finance.yahoo.com - March 13 at 8:41 AM |
| ETF Preview: ETFs, Futures Higher Following Friday's Solid Jobs Report - Nasdaq
www.nasdaq.com - March 12 at 11:01 AM |
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