What is XLB?

XLB tracks a market-cap-weighted index of US basic materials companies. The fund includes only the materials components of the S&P 500.

PERFORMANCE [as of 03/24/23] 1 MONTH 3 MONTHS YTD 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
XLB -4.99% -1.76% -0.70% -10.98% 23.89% 8.75% 9.22%
XLB (NAV) -5.01% -1.79% -0.71% -11.01% 23.89% 8.73% 9.22%
S&P Materials Select Sector Index -5.01% -1.76% -0.69% -10.96% 23.96% 8.78% 9.32%
MSCI USA IMI Materials -- -- -- -- -- -- --
All returns over 1 year are annualized. All returns are total returns unless otherwise stated.

XLB Factset Analytics Insight

XLB invests in basic materials companies from the S&P 500, these would include companies in the chemicals, metals and mining, paper and forest products, containers and packaging, and construction materials industry. Its limited selection universe means it is heavily concentrated, and individual holdings must be taken into consideration before investing in this fund. Not surprisingly, XLB favors large-caps. Components of the index are all picked by the index committee, and weighed by free-float market capitalization, subject to a cap to ensure diversification requirements. Index rebalancing occurs quarterly.

XLB Summary Data

12/16/98
0.10%
$5.16B
MSCI USA IMI Materials
Open-Ended Fund

Peers

MSCI USA IMI Materials

Fund Flows

-$0.18B 5 Days
-$0.51B 30 Days
+$0.05B 90 Days

XLB Portfolio Data

$60.00B
15.12
3.13
2.29%
N/A
31

XLB Index Data

Market Cap
Committee
MSCI USA IMI Materials

XLB Portfolio Management

0.10%
-0.07%
-0.05%
-0.12%

XLB Tax Exposures

20.00% / 39.60%
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Qualified dividends
No

XLB Fund Structure

Open-Ended Fund
No
Yes
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N/A
N/A
Low
Daily

Factset Analytics Block Liquidity

As of 03/27/23

This measurement shows how easy it is to trade a $1 million USD block of XLB. XLB is rated a 5 out of 5.

XLB Tradability

6,583,859
$529.73M
5,932,530
$498.97M
0.01%
$0.01
0.00%
0.07% / -0.10%
None
100.00%
50,000
118.65
0.01%
0.07%
100,170
$76.81
5

XLB Sector/Industry Breakdown

XLB Segment
Benchmark
75.65% --
22.23% --
2.49% --
0.06% --
-0.43% --

XLB Performance Statistics

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MSCI USA IMI Materials

XLB Countries

XLB Segment
Benchmark
99.78% --

XLB Regions

XLB Segment
Benchmark
99.78% --

XLB Economic Development

XLB Segment
Benchmark
99.78% --
0.00% --

XLB Benchmark Comparison Holdings

31
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XLB Benchmark Comparison Summary

XLB Segment
Benchmark
31 --
$60.00B --
15.12 --
3.13 --
1.91% --
High --

XLB Benchmark Comparison Market Cap Size

XLB Segment
Benchmark
96.80% --
2.97% --
0.00% --
0.00% --

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