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SPDR S&P Metals and Mining ETF

$105.74+1.39% vs prior close
8713352-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 Metals & Mining 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 metals and mining segment of the S&P Total Market Index ("S&P TMI"). The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
116.4111.8107.1105.74DAILY NET FLOWSep 2Sep 14Sep 23Oct 2

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET −$195M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$195M in net outflows over the past month, about 4.7% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +2.1% so far this year. At 0.35% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLB has a reported fee of 0.09%.

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

$4.1Bassets under management
0.35%expense ratio · $35 per $10,000 a year
−$195Mnet flow, trailing month
1.5Mavg daily volume, 30 days
32holdings · US-domiciled
2006listed June 19, 2006 · beta 1.77
The book at a glance
NEM+0.8%HL+1.2%RGLD+1.0%FCX+4.0%CDE+0.6%MTRN+9.5%RS+1.8%UEC-0.6%CNR+1.6%NUE+1.9%HCC+0.3%CLF-1.3%LEU+0.1%MP+1.9%STLD+2.6%CMC+1.4%BTU+0.3%USAR-1.5%AA-0.3%CENX-1.0%KALU+2.4%AMR+0.7%HYMC-1.2%IE+4.4%MUX+0.5%SXCCMP+1.8%UAMY-3.4%IDR

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1NEMNEWMONT4.23%$115.56+0.8%
2HLHECLA MINING4.61%$17.20+1.2%
3RGLDROYAL GOLD4.25%$234.64+1.0%
4FCXFREEPORT-MCMORAN4.25%$72.04+4.0%
5CDECOEUR MINING4.45%$17.66+0.6%
6MTRNMATERION4.21%$312.16+9.5%
7RSRELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM3.98%$400.31+1.8%
8UECURANIUM ENERGY4.75%$9.30-0.6%
9CNRCore Natural3.68%$88.96+1.6%
10NUENUCOR3.73%$240.39+1.9%
11HCCWARRIOR MET COAL3.58%$89.35+0.3%
12CLFCLEVELAND-CLIFFS3.18%$11.32-1.3%
13LEUCENTRUS ENERGY4.59%$139.27+0.1%
14MPMP MATERIALS4.40%$46.97+1.9%
15STLDSTEEL DYNAMICS3.59%$231.99+2.6%

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Sector weights
Materials75.74%
Basic Materials75.68%
Non-Energy Minerals75.23%
Energy Minerals19.82%
Industrials13.66%
Energy10.66%
Process Industries2.47%
Electronic Technology1.7%
Other0.87%
Producer Manufacturing0.72%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States99.63%
Mexico0.37%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-2.4%
1 month-11.5%
3 months+0.6%
6 months-2.1%
YTD+2.1%
1 year+9.4%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$42M
1 month−$195M
3 months−$91M
YTD+$903M
1 year+$1.4B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
27%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
39%realized volatility, 1 year
-26.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-20.4%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 4.8% of the book; the top ten carry 44%. Spread across 41+ names, it behaves like roughly 28 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
409calls · latest snapshot
2Kputs · latest snapshot
3.99put/call ratio
1.6Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
FCX FREEPORT-MCMORAN$11M$7M
NEM NEWMONT$5M$3M
LEU CENTRUS ENERGY$3M$4M
MP MP MATERIALS$2M$2M
CDE COEUR MINING$1M$1M

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The case against XME

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat XME 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 · 10× 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 · 4× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-31bp on fee · 8× 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 · 6× 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 · 4× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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