# XLP (State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF)

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

XLP has 36 holdings by its book of Oct 27, 2026 and returned +13.8% 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/

XLP tracks an index of Consumer staples and returned +13.8% over the past year.

## Key facts

- XLP, total return, 1 year: +13.8%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- XLP, expense ratio: 0.08%, as of Jan 28, 2026.
- XLP, holdings: 36, as of Oct 27, 2026.
- XLP, below its high: −3.5%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- XLP, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 2.8%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- XLP, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 21, 2026: $0.5406, as of Sep 21, 2026.
- XLP, net assets: $14.6bn (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026).

## XLP over each window to Oct 28, 2026

| Window | Total return | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | +5.5% | +0.9% |
| 3 months | +0.1% | +6.1% |
| 6 months | +6.2% | +9.1% |
| Year to date | +14.0% | +14.1% |
| 1 year | +13.8% | +13.6% |
| 3 years | +41.5% | +95.0% |
| 5 years | +39.1% | +79.8% |
| 10 years | +115.7% | +325.8% |
| Since launch | +527.5% | +935.6% |
| Since launch, annualised | +6.8% | – |

## XLP key stats

- 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $90.01 on Feb 27, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $75.60 on Nov 6, 2025 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range: $86.84, 78% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Holdings: 36
- Top ten weight: 62.9%

## XLP trading

- Not scored.
- Premium to NAV at the Oct 27 close: −0.03%; 95% of days within ±0.05%.
- The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/xlp/trading/

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it tracks | Consumer Staples Select Sector Index | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Stocks · Consumer defensive | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.08% | 485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026 |
| Price | $86.84 | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Dec 22, 1998 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $14.6bn | 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 0.0064 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 | −3.5% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 36 | ETFIQ |
| Top ten weight | 62.9% | 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 | 99.6% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 95.4% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 37.0% | ETFIQ |

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

| Window | Dates | Net flow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 week | Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026 | −$302m |
| 1 month | Sep 28, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026 | −$102m |
| 3 months | Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026 | −$186m (of which a round trip: +$103m) |
| Year to date | Jan 2, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026 | −$1.7bn (of which a round trip: +$103m) |
| 1 year | Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026 | −$3.1bn (of which a round trip: +$103m) |

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/xlp.json>. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

### How has XLP performed?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XLP returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested. Over three years the number is +41.5%.

### What does XLP cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

### What does XLP hold?

36 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, with the top ten at 62.9% of the fund. 100% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.

### How far is XLP below its high?

3.5% below its high of Oct 22, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026.

### What dividend does XLP pay?

XLP pays quarterly. The last distribution was $0.5406 a share, which went ex on Sep 21, 2026.


## Cite this page

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