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XLB

ETF

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

State Street · equity

Recent · holdings 2026-07-23
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Fund snapshot

The basics: what it costs, how big it is, and how it's moved lately.

Short-term · Daily
Expense ratio
0.09% (9 bps)
Net assets
$8.17B
Yield
1.67%
Positions
28
Return · 1 yr
+12.7%
Return · 3 yr
+9.0%
+1.4%this week

+2.0% vs the broad market

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What you actually own

The biggest positions, and where the money is concentrated.

Intermediate · Weekly

Asset mix

28 positions across 3 asset types
Common Stock99.9%
Other0.1%
Cash0.0%

Top holdings

Top 10 = 57% of the fund
  • 1LINLINDE PLC13.88%
  • 2NEMNEWMONT CORP5.99%
  • 3FCXFREEPORT MCMORAN INC5.41%
  • 4CTVACORTEVA INC5.26%
  • 5APDAIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC4.69%
  • 6ECLECOLAB INC4.51%
  • 7SHWSHERWIN WILLIAMS CO/THE4.51%
  • 8VMCVULCAN MATERIALS CO4.45%
  • 9MLMMARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS4.36%
  • 10CRHCRH PLC4.32%
Show all 28 positions
  • 11NUENUCOR CORP4.24%
  • 12STLDSTEEL DYNAMICS INC3.95%
  • 13PPGPPG INDUSTRIES INC3.43%
  • 14SWSMURFIT WESTROCK PLC3.10%
  • 15DOWDOW INC3.01%
  • 16PKGPACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA2.80%
  • 17IPINTERNATIONAL PAPER CO2.72%
  • 18AMCRAMCOR PLC2.67%
  • 19CFCF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC2.64%
  • 20IFFINTL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES2.55%
  • 21DDDUPONT DE NEMOURS INC2.54%
  • 22BALLBALL CORP2.24%
  • 23LYBLYONDELLBASELL INDU CL A2.16%
  • 24ALBALBEMARLE CORP1.87%
  • 25AVYAVERY DENNISON CORP1.61%
  • 26MOSMOSAIC CO/THE0.96%
  • 27SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS0.10%
  • 28US DOLLAR0.02%

Sector mix

Materials99.9%
More breakdowns

Company size

Large85.0%
Mega13.9%
Mid1.0%

Country

US99.9%

Industry

Specialty Chemicals21.6%
Industrial Gases18.6%
Construction Materials13.1%
Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials12.9%
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals8.9%
Steel8.2%
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What could move this fund

The forces this fund tends to react to: broad economic shifts, leading sectors, and its biggest single names.

Long-term · 1–3 yr

Economic forces

  • Economic growthtends to rises with it
  • US dollartends to falls with it
  • Inflationtends to rises with it

Leading sectors

  • Materials100%

Biggest names

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Concentration & overlap

How spread out the fund is, and how much it shares with other funds.

Intermediate · Weekly

Concentration

moderately concentrated

The top 10 holdings make up 57% of the fund, and the single largest is 13.9%.

Show details

Concentration score (HHI): 529. Higher means more of the fund sits in fewer holdings.

Overlap with another fund

Pick a fund to see how many of the same holdings they share.

Overlap with the broad market

  • FCTDX1% shared · 24 names
  • FIWGX0% shared · 2 names
  • FUSIX0% shared · 1 names
  • FXAIX2% shared · 24 names
  • FXNAX0% shared · 12 names
  • DIA4% shared · 1 names
  • IVV2% shared · 24 names
  • PAVE11% shared · 5 names
  • QQQ1% shared · 1 names
  • FBALX1% shared · 14 names
  • FCNTX1% shared · 7 names
  • SPY2% shared · 26 names
  • VFIAX2% shared · 26 names
  • VOO2% shared · 26 names
  • VTI2% shared · 25 names
  • VTSAX2% shared · 25 names
  • FBGRX0% shared · 2 names
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Insight summary

A clear read on this fund, written from the data above.

Long-term · 1–3 yr

The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLB) focuses on the materials sector with 28 holdings and a moderately concentrated top-10 weight of 57.4%. It has a low expense ratio of 0.09%.

The fund primarily invests in common stocks, with almost all holdings in the US. Its largest industry exposures are in specialty chemicals and industrial gases. The fund's performance shows a 1-year annual return of 12.73% and a worst drawdown of 12.38% over the past year. The data is fresh as of July 23, 2026, making it recent and reliable.

What to watch: Key factors that could influence the fund include economic growth, the US dollar's strength, and inflation rates.

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Data freshness

How current the numbers on this page are.

Short-term · Daily

Holdings as of 2026-07-23.

Holdings as of 2026-07-23 · Prices as of 2026-07-24 · 4 day(s) since last disclosure

Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.