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SPDR S&P Metals and Mining ETF

$104.29+0.70% vs prior close
8713352-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 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
125.3115.2105.2104.29DAILY NET FLOWMar 30May 29Jul 30Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN · NET −$18M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$200M in net outflows over the past month, about 4.9% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +0.7% 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
−$200Mnet 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-0.6%HL-0.2%RGLD-1.6%CDE-0.2%FCX-1.0%RS+2.2%UEC-1.0%MTRN+5.8%CNR+2.1%NUE+1.0%HCC+1.1%CLF+4.2%LEU-0.3%MP-2.5%BTU+1.4%CMC+1.0%STLD+2.1%USAR-2.0%AA+0.1%CENX+0.0%KALU+2.5%HYMC-0.6%AMR+1.2%IE+0.8%MUX-1.1%SXCUAMY-1.0%CMP-1.0%IDR

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1NEMNEWMONT4.23%$114.67-0.6%
2HLHECLA MINING4.61%$17.00-0.2%
3RGLDROYAL GOLD4.25%$232.33-1.6%
4CDECOEUR MINING4.45%$17.56-0.2%
5FCXFREEPORT-MCMORAN4.25%$69.28-1.0%
6RSRELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM3.98%$393.04+2.2%
7UECURANIUM ENERGY4.75%$9.36-1.0%
8MTRNMATERION4.21%$285.14+5.8%
9CNRCore Natural3.68%$87.60+2.1%
10NUENUCOR3.73%$235.98+1.0%
11HCCWARRIOR MET COAL3.58%$89.08+1.1%
12CLFCLEVELAND-CLIFFS3.18%$11.47+4.2%
13LEUCENTRUS ENERGY4.59%$139.11-0.3%
14MPMP MATERIALS4.40%$46.09-2.5%
15BTUPEABODY ENERGY3.36%$24.74+1.4%

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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-3.7%
1 month-9.9%
3 months-0.1%
6 months+0.8%
YTD+0.7%
1 year+9.4%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$33M
1 month−$200M
3 months−$112M
YTD+$893M
1 year+$1.4B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
29%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
39%realized volatility, 1 year
-26.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-21.5%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
168calls · latest snapshot
5Kputs · latest snapshot
28.80put/call ratio
1.3Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
FCX FREEPORT-MCMORAN$7M$7M
MP MP MATERIALS$4M$3M
USAR USA Rare Earth$3M$2M
NEM NEWMONT$1M$1M
LEU CENTRUS ENERGY$1M$981,614

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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 · 5× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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