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 Inc3.46%
Curtiss-Wright Corp3.26%
General Dynamics Corp3.21%
Carpenter Technology Corp3.20%
Hexcel Corp3.17%
L3Harris Technologies Inc3.14%
FTAI Aviation Ltd3.12%
Textron Inc3.11%
RTX Corp3.08%
Lockheed Martin Corp3.08%

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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 classAllocation
Equity99.9%
Cash & Equivalents2.9%

XAR Performance

Total returns for XAR (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.

PeriodTotal return
YTD5.5%
1 year58.6%
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.

MonthNet 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.