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$31.15 billion
Average Daily Volume$48.27 million
Discount/Premium0.83%
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 declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, December 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.145 per share on Thursday, December 27th. This represents a $0.58 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.19%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 21st. This is a boost from Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund's previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. View Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund's Dividend History.
Has Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund been receiving favorable news coverage?
News stories about XLF stock have trended positive this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund earned a daily sentiment score of 2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the exchange traded fund a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is very likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.
Are investors shorting Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund?
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 69,327,906 shares, an increase of 3.5% from the January 15th total of 66,967,577 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 56,540,886 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.2 days. View Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund's Current Options Chain.
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 shareholders include Swan Global Investments LLC (1.08%), BlackRock Inc. (0.99%), LPL Financial LLC (0.84%), Forsta AP Fonden (0.81%), Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd (0.78%) and Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC (0.67%).
Which major investors are selling Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund stock?
XLF stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., TD Asset Management Inc., Nomura Holdings Inc., Mizuho Trust & Banking Co. Ltd., LPL Financial LLC, AGF Investments Inc., Northern Trust Corp and Swan Global Investments LLC.
Which major investors are buying Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund stock?
XLF stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Schafer Cullen Capital Management Inc, Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co., Tiff Advisory Services Inc., Kepos Capital LP, State Treasurer State of Michigan, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd, Forsta AP Fonden and Evolution Wealth Advisors 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 $26.50.
How big of a company is Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund?
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund has a market capitalization of $23.72 billion.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA XLF)
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