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XTLSPDRINDEX

SPDR S&P Telecom ETF

$205.93+1.45% vs prior close
13324852-WK

Price through Sep 30 · Flows through Sep 29. 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 Telecom 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 telecommunications segment of the S&P Total Market Index ("S&P TMI").

Price & daily flows
222.9190.1157.4205.93DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET +$268M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$47M in net outflows over the past month, about 8.8% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +34.4% so far this year. At 0.35% a year it is not the cheapest way in — ESMV has a reported fee of 0.18%.

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

$533Massets under management
0.35%expense ratio · $35 per $10,000 a year
−$47Mnet flow, trailing month
35Kavg daily volume, 30 days
40holdings · US-domiciled
2011listed January 25, 2011 · beta 1.63
The book at a glance
ANET+0.4%LITE+7.7%VSAT-0.0%FFIV-0.3%UI+7.4%MSI+0.5%IRDM-0.1%T-0.4%GSAT-0.0%VZ+0.2%VIAV+6.8%CSCO+1.0%CMCSA-0.3%CALX+1.6%NTCT+0.4%TDS+3.8%CIEN+7.8%TMUS-0.8%ATEX+5.1%DGII-3.7%EXTR+2.4%ONDS-2.9%UNIT-5.3%LUMN-0.2%ASTS-3.1%AAOI+8.1%GLIBK+1.3%LBTYK-1.2%BAND+2.8%VISN+3.0%IDTNTGR+3.1%HLIT+1.5%ADTN+3.4%CCOI+5.6%LILAK

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1ANETARISTA NETWORKS3.30%$204.49+0.4%
2LITELUMENTUM HOLDINGS2.97%$1045.78+7.7%
3VSATVIASAT4.31%$70.35-0.0%
4FFIVF53.14%$443.68-0.3%
5UIUBIQUITI2.83%$609.64+7.4%
6MSIMOTOROLA SOLUTIONS2.98%$448.03+0.5%
7IRDMIRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS3.55%$47.87-0.1%
8TAT&T2.63%$24.30-0.4%
9GSATGLOBALSTAR2.99%$82.88-0.0%
10VZVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS2.66%$45.98+0.2%
11VIAVVIAVI SOLUTIONS3.01%$44.78+6.8%
12CSCOCISCO SYSTEMS2.92%$108.76+1.0%
13CMCSACOMCAST2.98%$21.70-0.3%
14CALXCALIX2.85%$34.90+1.6%
15NTCTNETSCOUT SYSTEMS2.87%$40.33+0.4%

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Sector weights
Information Technology54.52%
Technology53.74%
Communication Services46.26%
Communications40.73%
Electronic Technology36.44%
Technology Services18.57%
Producer Manufacturing4.05%
Mutual fund0.21%
Other0.08%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States95.9%
United Kingdom4.1%
Bermuda1.5%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+0.2%
1 month-0.3%
3 months-8.3%
6 months+13.5%
YTD+34.4%
1 year+44.9%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$75K
1 month−$47M
3 months−$108M
YTD+$238M
1 year+$268M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
18%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
31%realized volatility, 1 year
-19.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-16.8%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 4.3% of the book; the top ten carry 33%. Spread across 42+ names, it behaves like roughly 35 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
84Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
LITE LUMENTUM HOLDINGS$201M$159M
CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS$24M$11M
CIEN CIENA$21M$13M
ASTS AST SPACEMOBILE$16M$16M
AAOI APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS$17M$13M

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

The case against XTL

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
BBUS JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF0.02%$9.4B+$187M-33bp on fee · 18× the assets · +$187M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPYG State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF0.04%$56.2B+$717M-31bp on fee · 105× the assets · +$717M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF0.03%$14.1B+$235M-32bp on fee · 27× the assets · +$235M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$34.3B+$148M-31bp on fee · 64× the assets · +$148M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF0.04%$27.5B+$223M-31bp on fee · 52× the assets · +$223M in over the monthHead-to-head
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