# XLF (State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF)

State Street · Stock ETFs · Financials · data as of Oct 28, 2026

XLF has 77 holdings by its book of Oct 27, 2026 and returned +7.6% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.

Promise check: Not measured. No other ETF tracks the index it names, so its tracking cannot be measured. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/stocks/

XLF tracks an index of Financials and returned +7.6% over the past year.

## Key facts

- XLF, total return, 1 year: +7.6%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- XLF, expense ratio: 0.08%, as of Jan 28, 2026.
- XLF, holdings: 77, as of Oct 27, 2026.
- XLF, below its high: −3.8%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- XLF, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 1.6%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- XLF, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 21, 2026: $0.1965, as of Sep 21, 2026.
- XLF, net assets: $51.6bn (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026).

## XLF over each window to Oct 28, 2026

| Window | Total return | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | +3.6% | +0.9% |
| 3 months | −0.6% | +6.1% |
| 6 months | +8.9% | +9.1% |
| Year to date | +3.7% | +14.1% |
| 1 year | +7.6% | +13.6% |
| 3 years | +86.9% | +95.0% |
| 5 years | +51.9% | +79.8% |
| 10 years | +241.4% | +325.8% |
| Since launch | +407.5% | +935.6% |
| Since launch, annualised | +6.0% | – |

## XLF key stats

- 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $58.56 on Sep 3, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $47.81 on Mar 27, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range: $56.13, 77% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Holdings: 77
- Top ten weight: 57.4%

## XLF trading

- Not scored.
- Premium to NAV at the Oct 27 close: 0.00%; 95% of days within ±0.06%.
- The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/xlf/trading/

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it tracks | Financial Select Sector Index | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Stocks · Financials | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.08% | 485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026 |
| Price | $56.13 | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Dec 22, 1998 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $51.6bn | the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Its own holdings, as of Oct 27, 2026; its shareholder report compares it with the S&P 500 Index, but its daily returns fit SPY's at R-squared 0.257 over the year to Oct 28, 2026 (251 days), under the 0.35 it needs to return to it | ETFIQ, from its filings |
| Below its high | −3.8% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 77 | ETFIQ |
| Top ten weight | 57.4% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings published for | Oct 27, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Holdings as of the close of | Oct 27, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 99.8% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 88.3% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 0.5% | ETFIQ |

## Money in and out, to Oct 22, 2026

| Window | Dates | Net flow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 week | Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026 | −$626m |
| 1 month | Sep 28, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026 | −$1.2bn |
| 3 months | Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026 | −$3.4bn |
| Year to date | Jan 2, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026 | −$2.1bn |
| 1 year | Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026 | −$3.6bn |

Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: <https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/xlf.json>. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

### How has XLF performed?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XLF returned +7.6% with distributions reinvested. Over three years the number is +86.9%.

### What does XLF cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

### What does XLF hold?

77 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, with the top ten at 57.4% of the fund. 100% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.

### How far is XLF below its high?

3.8% below its high of Sep 3, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026.

### What is the expense ratio of XLF?

XLF's expense ratio is 0.08% a year, read from 485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, XLF, stock fund, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/xlf
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