XLB — The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-28
XLB — The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund. United States Mid Cap Blend / Core Energy Equity · $8.17B AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
XLB Fund Overview
XLB — The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund is a US ETF managed by Select Sector SPDR Trust, categorised as United States Mid Cap Blend / Core Energy Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: Select Sector SPDR Trust
- Category: United States Mid Cap Blend / Core Energy Equity
- Assets under management: $8.17B
- 1-year return: 17.9%
- Ticker: XLB
- SEC CIK: 0001064641
- SEC series ID: S000006414
- Share class ID: C000017600
XLB Holdings
Top 10 holdings of The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Linde PLC | 14.06% |
| Newmont Corp | 5.84% |
| Freeport-McMoRan Inc | 5.30% |
| Corteva Inc | 4.96% |
| Sherwin-Williams Co/The | 4.94% |
| Ecolab Inc | 4.73% |
| Vulcan Materials Co | 4.72% |
| Crh PLC | 4.67% |
| Air Products and Chemicals Inc | 4.62% |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | 4.55% |
XLB Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.8% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.3% |
XLB Performance
Total returns for XLB (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 13.1% |
| 1 year | 17.9% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 9.1% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 6.4% |
XLB Risk Information
Risk metrics for XLB, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 16.2%
XLB Costs and Fees
XLB costs about $8 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.08%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.08%
- Portfolio turnover: 14%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.22 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
XLB Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund had net inflows of $2.08B, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $913.88M |
| 2026-05 | $50.54M |
| 2026-04 | $571.11M |
| 2026-03 | −$235.08M |
| 2026-02 | $595.00M |
| 2026-01 | $292.67M |
XLB Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
XLB Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-01-28
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-01-24
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-01-26
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-26
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-12-11
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2024-12-12
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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.