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XARSPDRINDEX

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF

$231.60+0.15% vs prior close
21929752-WK

Price through Oct 1 · Flows through Sep 30. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 1. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 1.

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
280.0257.7235.5Mon Sep 14 · State Street's midterm playbook doesn't need an election231.60DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET +$2.4B OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$281M of net inflows over the past month, about 5.1% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -4.0% 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
+$281Mnet flow, trailing month
309Kavg daily volume, 30 days
32holdings · US-domiciled
2011listed September 28, 2011 · beta 1.48
The book at a glance
RTX-0.3%ATI+0.9%MOGA+2.3%ACHR+1.2%GE+0.0%GD+0.3%LMT-0.7%HEI+1.1%HII+2.7%HXL+3.4%AXON-0.1%VSEC-2.4%BA+3.3%HWM+1.0%WWD+2.3%TDG+1.4%NOC-0.3%SARO-0.8%TXT+1.3%AVAV-1.3%LHX+0.7%KTOS+0.3%CW+0.2%BWXT-0.2%FTAI+0.2%CRS-1.3%AIR-1.5%KRMN-1.6%RKLB+1.1%DRS+0.4%LOAR+0.7%MRCY+1.3%ATRO+1.4%RDW+1.2%LUNR-1.3%DCO+0.2%RCAT-2.0%FLY

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1RTXRAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES2.75%$185.01-0.3%
2ATIATI2.77%$191.14+0.9%
3MOGAMoog Inc MOG-A2.86%$390.19+2.3%
4ACHRARCHER AVIATION2.41%$5.03+1.2%
5GEGENERAL ELECTRIC3.02%$312.39+0.0%
6GDGENERAL DYNAMICS2.67%$332.72+0.3%
7LMTLOCKHEED MARTIN2.50%$505.50-0.7%
8HEIHEICO2.86%$306.39+1.1%
9HIIHUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES2.49%$274.33+2.7%
10HXLHEXCEL2.81%$86.74+3.4%
11AXONAXON ENTERPRISE3.22%$422.21-0.1%
12VSECVSE3.40%$160.76-2.4%
13BABOEING2.67%$192.28+3.3%
14HWMHOWMET AEROSPACE2.77%$228.38+1.0%
15WWDWOODWARD2.98%$336.19+2.3%

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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-3.3%
1 month-8.1%
3 months-18.8%
6 months-4.4%
YTD-4.0%
1 year-2.1%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$250K
1 month+$281M
3 months+$292M
YTD+$1.2B
1 year+$1.4B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
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
-21.9%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
223calls · latest snapshot
70puts · latest snapshot
0.31put/call ratio
191Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
BA BOEING$34M$34M
RKLB ROCKET LAB USA$13M$15M
HWM HOWMET AEROSPACE$6M$1M
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC$4M$3M
LHX L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES$339,725$6M

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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