This ETF, one of the powerhouse SPDR products, provides exposure to an index that includes companies from the following industries: diversified financial services; insurance; commercial banks; capital markets; real estate investment trusts; thrift & mortgage finance; consumer finance; and real estate management & development. XLF contains the who’s-who of the financial players in the domestic economy, including JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, and others. This makes it an ideal play on the U.S. financials world, which has not always been stable. After the 2008 U.S. recession, many of the financial companies in the U.S. came under a great deal of scrutiny for irresponsible practices that lead to the downfall of the economy. Since then, the government has not been shy about imposing new regulations and legislation on these big name banks and institutions. Investors looking into this product show be aware that it will likely be very effected by U.S. policy as we aim to ensure that another crisis of this magnitude does not repeat itself. Investors should also note that XLF pays out a decent dividend, which may provide steady income in times of market downturns.
| Segment | Equity: U.S. Financials |
| Category | Sector |
| Focus | Financials |
| Niche | Broad-based |
| Strategy | Vanilla |
| Weighting Scheme | Market Cap |
This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to its peers.
| XLF | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Holdings | 73 | 86 | 126 |
| % of Assets in Top 10 | 54.20% | 48.59% | 36.58% |
| % of Assets in Top 15 | 64.20% | 60.35% | 45.60% |
| % of Assets in Top 50 | 94.31% | 90.11% | 77.40% |
| XLF | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large (>12.9B) | 99.23% | 57.20% | 59.37% |
| Mid (>2.7B) | 0.65% | 23.71% | 19.06% |
| Small (>600M) | 0.00% | 9.48% | 8.31% |
| Micro (<600M) | 0.00% | 1.15% | 1.69% |
This section compares the P/E ratio of this ETF to its peers.
This section compares the dividend yield of this ETF to its peers.
| XLF | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $ 0.17 | $ 0.58 | $ 0.35 |
| Dividend Date | 2024-09-23 | N/A | N/A |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $ 0.67 | $ 1.49 | $ 1.17 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 1.34% | 3.38% | 2.56% |
View charts featuring XLF price and volume data.
View charts featuring ETF fund flow data.
5 Day Net Flows: -534.18 M 1 Month Net Flows: 1.64 B 3 Month Net Flows: 2.07 B 6 Month Net Flows: 3.32 B 1 Year Net Flows: 5.16 B 3 Year Net Flows: -1.19 B 5 Year Net Flows: 6.41 B 10 Year Net Flows: 5.73 BView charts that break down the influence that fund flows and price had on overall assets.
5 Day Net AUM Change: -1.02 BThe adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for XLF on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETF Database Pro members, shows the ETF in the Financials Equities with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field. To view all of this data, sign up for a free 14-day trial for ETF Database Pro. To view information on how the ETF Database Realtime Ratings work, click here.
This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to its peers.
| Max ST Capital Gains Rate | 39.60% |
| Max LT Capital Gains Rate | 20.00% |
| Tax On Distributions | Qualified dividends |
| Distributes K1 | No |
This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peers. Returns over 1 year are annualized.
| XLF |
ETF Database
Category Average |
Factset Segment
Average |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month Return | -0.62% | -0.47% | -0.83% |
| 3 Month Return | 12.37% | 12.70% | 10.77% |
| YTD Return | 33.36% | 27.78% | 23.85% |
| 1 Year Return | 35.46% | 29.57% | 26.08% |
| 3 Year Return | 10.31% | 6.71% | 4.98% |
| 5 Year Return | 12.61% | 8.09% | 6.90% |
The following charts reflect the geographic spread of XLF's underlying holdings.
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| North, Central and South America | 100.01% |
| Country | Percentage |
|---|---|
| United States | 96.04% |
| Switzerland | 1.5% |
| Ireland | 1.14% |
| Bermuda | 0.74% |
| United Kingdom | 0.46% |
| Other | 0.13% |
The following charts reflect the allocation of XLF's underlying holdings.
| Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Finance | 78.37% |
| Commercial Services | 19.66% |
| Technology Services | 1.85% |
| Miscellaneous | 0.13% |
| Market Cap | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Large | 99.23% |
| Mid | 0.65% |
| Small | 0.0% |
| Micro | 0.0% |
| Region | Percentage |
|---|
| Asset | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Share/Common/Ordinary | 99.88% |
| Open-ended Fund | 0.13% |
| Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Finance | 78.37% |
| Commercial Services | 19.66% |
| Technology Services | 1.85% |
| Miscellaneous | 0.13% |
This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETF Database Category.
| 5 Day Volatility | 57.20% |
| 20 Day Volatility | 10.15% |
| 50 Day Volatility | 18.21% |
| 200 Day Volatility | 16.94% |
| Beta | 1.07 |
| Standard Deviation | 3.75% |
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