State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB)
| Assets | $7.83B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.08% |
| PE Ratio | 24.18 |
| Shares Out | 160.65M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.85 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.65% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Payout Ratio | 39.59% |
| 1-Year Return | +18.87% |
| Volume | 9,233,769 |
| Open | 51.57 |
| Previous Close | 51.84 |
| Day's Range | 51.38 - 51.89 |
| 52-Week Low | 42.04 |
| 52-Week High | 54.14 |
| Beta | 0.93 |
| Holdings | 29 |
| Inception Date | Dec 16, 1998 |
About XLB
Fund Home PageThe State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Materials Select Sector index, a market-cap-weighted index of US basic materials companies XLB was launched on Dec 16, 1998 and is issued by State Street.
Top 10 Holdings
57.78% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Linde plc | LIN | 13.81% |
| Newmont Corporation | NEM | 6.09% |
| Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | FCX | 5.40% |
| CRH plc | CRH | 4.79% |
| Vulcan Materials Company | VMC | 4.76% |
| Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | MLM | 4.74% |
| The Sherwin-Williams Company | SHW | 4.61% |
| Corteva, Inc. | CTVA | 4.61% |
| Ecolab Inc. | ECL | 4.54% |
| Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | APD | 4.43% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | $0.19324 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | $0.20829 | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | $0.23286 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | $0.21444 | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Jun 23, 2025 | $0.21894 | Jun 25, 2025 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | $0.20339 | Mar 26, 2025 |
News
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Off the Charts: Bull case for materials
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Final Trade: XLB, MLCO, ZG, AAPL
The final trades of the day with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders.
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Calls of the Day: Adobe, Vulcan Materials, Martin Marietta, Salesforce, PG&E and the XLB
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Final Trades: Applied Materials, Coupang, Starbucks and the XLB
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