State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB)
Materials ETF
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) is a Materials ETF from State Street Investment Management. As of October 23, 2026, XLB closed at $51.31. It charges a 0.08% expense ratio, or $8 a year per $10,000 invested. Including dividends it returned +16.9% over the past year and +6.0% a year over five years.
- Assets under management: $7.8 billion
- Dividend yield: 2.71%
- Annualized return since 1998: 8.2%
- Worst peak-to-trough drop: -60%
XLB price chart
1Y price change: +14.8% (price only; total returns below include dividends)
| Total return | 1M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLB | +2.0% | +14.6% | +16.9% | +13.4% | +6.0% | +10.3% | +8.2% |
Dividends reinvested. 3Y and longer are annualized; MAX is annualized since 1998.
XLB key facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.08%
- $8/yr per $10K
- Assets (AUM)
- $7.8B
- Dividend yield
- 2.71%
- Annualized return
- 8.2%
- since 1998
- Volatility
- 24%
- annualized
- Max drawdown
- -60%
- 52-week range
- $42.03 – $54.19
- Fund family
- State Street Investment Management
XLB dividend
- Dividend yield
- 2.71%
- Annual dividend
- $1.39
- Years of increases
- 1
- 5-yr dividend growth
- 6.9%
- per year
- Payments per year
- 4
Regular dividends per share by calendar year; special dividends excluded. Current year omitted until complete.
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XLB news
- U.S. steel and materials stocks swing amid U.S.-Canada trade war · Aug 31, 2026
- Do Wall Street Analysts Like Martin Marietta Materials Stock? · Aug 26, 2026
- Should You Invest in the State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB)? · Aug 24, 2026
- Mosaic Stock: Is MOS Underperforming the Basic Material Sector? · Sep 25, 2026
- How Is LyondellBasell Industries’ Stock Performance Compared to Other Industrial Stocks? · Sep 14, 2026
XLB ETF FAQ
What is XLB's expense ratio?
XLB has an expense ratio of 0.08%: $8 a year on a $10,000 investment.
What is XLB's dividend yield?
XLB yields 2.71% based on its trailing distributions of $1.39 per share.
What is XLB's historical return?
With dividends reinvested, XLB returned +16.9% over one year, +6.0% a year over five years, +10.3% a year over ten years through October 23, 2026.
How much can XLB fall?
XLB's largest peak-to-trough decline since 1998 was -60%. Past drawdowns don't cap future ones.
Sources: fund data and prices from Yahoo Finance (delayed); FI Handbook calculations. Last close October 23, 2026.