XAR — SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF
Data updated: 2026-05-28
XAR — SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. United States Industrials Equity · $5.78B AUM · 0.35% expense ratio · 58.6% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
XAR Fund Overview
XAR — SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF is a US ETF managed by SPDR Series Trust, categorised as United States Industrials Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: SPDR Series Trust
- Category: United States Industrials Equity
- Assets under management: $5.78B
- 1-year return: 58.6%
- Ticker: XAR
- SEC CIK: 0001064642
- SEC series ID: S000012318
- Share class ID: C000033534
XAR Holdings
Top 10 holdings of SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| BWX Technologies Inc | 3.46% |
| Curtiss-Wright Corp | 3.26% |
| General Dynamics Corp | 3.21% |
| Carpenter Technology Corp | 3.20% |
| Hexcel Corp | 3.17% |
| L3Harris Technologies Inc | 3.14% |
| FTAI Aviation Ltd | 3.12% |
| Textron Inc | 3.11% |
| RTX Corp | 3.08% |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | 3.08% |
XAR Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.9% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 2.9% |
XAR Performance
Total returns for XAR (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 5.5% |
| 1 year | 58.6% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 30.3% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 15.7% |
XAR Risk Information
Risk metrics for XAR, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 24.7%
XAR Costs and Fees
XAR costs about $35 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.35%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.35%
- Portfolio turnover: 35%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.93 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
XAR Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF had net inflows of $1.65B, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | $287.88M |
| 2026-02 | $165.92M |
| 2026-01 | $487.20M |
| 2025-12 | $27.54M |
| 2025-11 | −$54.15M |
| 2025-10 | $223.15M |
XAR Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
XAR Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.