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About SPDR Select Sector Fund - Consumer Discretionary
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Inception date
Dec 16, 1998
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
SSgA Funds Management, Inc.
Distributor
ALPS Distributors, Inc.
XLY is a portfolio of US large-cap consumer-discretionary stocks. XLY's basket of stocks represents the sector well, despite concentration in the largest names. As a part of the Select Sector SPDR suite, the fund pulls its holdings from the S&P 500, which differs from the broad-market universe used by competing funds in that it excludes small-caps and most midcaps. The resulting basket contains just a fraction of the names held by our more diverse benchmark, however, industry biases are small and XLY tends to provide market performance. The fund's average market cap is higher than our benchmark’s, but overall XLY provides solid exposure.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Retail Trade
Consumer Services
Consumer Durables
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
Consumer Discretionary vs. Technology: Who Leads in 2025?Introduction:
This week, we’re analyzing two major growth-oriented sectors—consumer discretionary (XLY) and technology (XLK)—to uncover which might lead the market in 2025. The ratio between these sectors offers key insights into their relative strength and momentum, helping investors identify where
Volatility in Consumer Discretionary driven by AMZN and TSLA.The heavy presence of AMZN and TSLA in Consumer Discretionary makes the sector more volatile. However, I don't see an issue with the trend. Buyers may view levels up to $192.55 as a buying opportunity, especially with AMZN’s high potential from its broad range of innovative ventures. Although TSLA r
Bull markets with staples outperforming discretionaries?Well history says yes, as it has happened before
History also says that the times it happened it lasted for 10 to 16 months, and this time it has lasted for 11 months
The key here is that normally, when the $XLY/ AMEX:XLP ratio goes up then the SP:SPX goes up too, but this does not mean that th
XLY Weekly ChartIt's crazy how this sector hasn't fully recovered from its fall in 2021. Some of the laggards in the top 10 are TSLA, NKE, SBUX. The other 6 companies have have recovered pretty well from their 2021 drops in price, and some have gone past to make new all times highs. I'm bias about this sector sim
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
XLY trades at 213.80 USD today, its price has risen 0.04% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on XLY price chart.
XLY net asset value is 215.03 today — it's risen 8.00% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
XLY assets under management is 21.74 B USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
XLY price has risen by 9.59% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 22.54% increase. See more dynamics on XLY price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 8.00% over the last month, showed a −0.15% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 23.90% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 8.00% over the last month, showed a −0.15% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 23.90% in a year.
XLY fund flows account for −910.00 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
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XLY invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
XLY expense ratio is 0.09%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, XLY isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, XLY technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating XLY shows the strong buy signal. See more of XLY technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, XLY technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating XLY shows the strong buy signal. See more of XLY technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, XLY pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 0.82%.
XLY trades at a premium (0.03%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
XLY shares are issued by State Street Corp.
XLY follows the S&P Consumer Discretionary Select Sector. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Dec 16, 1998.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.