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XARSPDRINDEX

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF

$233.09+0.64% vs prior close
21929752-WK

Price through Oct 2 · Flows through Oct 1. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 2. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 2.

In seeking to track the performance of the S&P Aerospace & Defense Select Industry Index (the "index"), the fund employs a sampling strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index represents the aerospace and defense segment of the S&P Total Market Index ("S&P TMI").

Price & daily flows
249.1242.6236.1Mon Sep 14 · State Street's midterm playbook doesn't need an election233.09DAILY NET FLOWSep 2Sep 14Sep 23Oct 2

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET +$276M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$276M of net inflows over the past month, about 5.0% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -3.4% so far this year. At 0.35% a year, no lower reported fee appears among the alternatives shown here.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$5.5Bassets under management
0.35%expense ratio · $35 per $10,000 a year
+$276Mnet flow, trailing month
308Kavg daily volume, 30 days
32holdings · US-domiciled
2011listed September 28, 2011 · beta 1.48
The book at a glance
ATI+0.7%RTX-0.2%MOGA+0.7%GE-0.9%ACHR-2.8%GD-0.8%VSEC+4.1%LMT-0.0%HXL-0.4%HEI-1.3%HII-2.1%HWM+1.3%BA+0.7%AXON-2.1%WWD-1.4%TDG-0.6%NOC-0.8%SARO-0.6%TXT+0.1%AVAV+0.4%KTOS+0.6%LHX-0.8%CW+0.1%KRMN+7.1%CRS+1.2%FTAI-0.2%BWXT-1.4%AIR+2.6%RKLB+4.9%DRS+0.1%MRCY+1.0%LOAR-0.3%LUNR+4.7%RDW+2.9%ATRO-0.3%DCO+2.0%RCAT+1.1%FLY

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1ATIATI2.77%$192.42+0.7%
2RTXRAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES2.75%$184.68-0.2%
3MOGAMoog Inc MOG-A2.86%$392.73+0.7%
4GEGENERAL ELECTRIC3.02%$309.56-0.9%
5ACHRARCHER AVIATION2.41%$4.89-2.8%
6GDGENERAL DYNAMICS2.67%$330.09-0.8%
7VSECVSE3.40%$167.28+4.1%
8LMTLOCKHEED MARTIN2.50%$505.41-0.0%
9HXLHEXCEL2.81%$86.41-0.4%
10HEIHEICO2.86%$302.45-1.3%
11HIIHUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES2.49%$268.54-2.1%
12HWMHOWMET AEROSPACE2.77%$231.27+1.3%
13BABOEING2.67%$193.56+0.7%
14AXONAXON ENTERPRISE3.22%$413.35-2.1%
15WWDWOODWARD2.98%$331.62-1.4%

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Sector weights
Industrials100%
Electronic Technology94.57%
Producer Manufacturing4.05%
Other2.79%
Commercial Services0.6%
Distribution Services0.56%
Mutual fund0.23%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States100%
Canada4.9%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-2.7%
1 month-6.8%
3 months-18.9%
6 months-8.2%
YTD-3.4%
1 year-2.1%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$12M
1 month+$276M
3 months+$275M
YTD+$1.2B
1 year+$1.4B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
16%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
30%realized volatility, 1 year
-22.1%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-21.4%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 3.4% of the book; the top ten carry 30%. Spread across 50+ names, it behaves like roughly 40 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
103calls · latest snapshot
45puts · latest snapshot
0.44put/call ratio
213Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
RKLB ROCKET LAB USA$33M$24M
BA BOEING$27M$30M
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC$5M$4M
AXON AXON ENTERPRISE$3M$4M
LMT LOCKHEED MARTIN$2M$2M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against XAR

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat XAR on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-32bp on fee · 7× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-32bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-31bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-31bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-31bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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