What is XLF?

XLF tracks an index of S&P 500 financial stocks, weighted by market cap.

PERFORMANCE [as of 03/23/23] 1 MONTH 3 MONTHS YTD 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
XLF -12.54% -8.21% -8.88% -18.15% 23.06% 5.13% 9.81%
XLF (NAV) -12.55% -8.23% -8.92% -18.16% 23.11% 5.12% 9.82%
S&P Financial Select Sector Index -12.59% -8.25% -8.94% -18.16% 23.24% 5.20% 9.94%
MSCI USA IMI Financials Index -- -- -- -- -- -- --
All returns over 1 year are annualized. All returns are total returns unless otherwise stated.

XLF Factset Analytics Insight

XLF offers efficient exposure to the heavyweights in the US financials segment. Its cap-weighted, S&P 500-only portfolio means that it’s concentrated in large banks and avoids small-caps. For many investors and traders, XLF has been the go-to ETF for financials exposure, although there are more comprehensive funds out there for long-term exposure. Note: XLF spun off its real estate exposure in September 2016, consistent with the GICS reclassification that elevated real estate to sector-level status. The change was material: Real estate comprised about 20% of the fund at the time. For each share held, XLF shareholders as of 9/16/16 received 0.139146 shares of XLRE, State Street Global Advisors' real estate ETF. (Immediately prior to the distribution, XLF had swapped its REITs for shares of XLRE.)

XLF Summary Data

12/16/98
0.10%
$29.38B
MSCI USA IMI Financials Index
Open-Ended Fund

Peers

MSCI USA IMI Financials Index

Fund Flows

+$1.53B 5 Days
+$0.19B 30 Days
+$0.80B 90 Days

XLF Portfolio Data

$211.59B
15.46
1.62
2.25%
N/A
69

XLF Index Data

Market Cap
Committee
MSCI USA IMI Financials Index

XLF Portfolio Management

0.10%
-0.04%
0.01%
-0.29%

XLF Tax Exposures

20.00% / 39.60%
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Qualified dividends
No

XLF Fund Structure

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

Factset Analytics Block Liquidity

As of 03/24/23

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

XLF Tradability

55,210,821
$1.87B
37,824,110
$1.34B
0.03%
$0.01
0.01%
0.15% / -0.12%
None
100.00%
50,000
756.48
0.03%
0.01%
4,534,084
$31.01
5

XLF Sector/Industry Breakdown

XLF Segment
Benchmark
76.03% --
22.73% --
1.63% --
0.07% --
-0.47% --

XLF Performance Statistics

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MSCI USA IMI Financials Index

XLF Countries

XLF Segment
Benchmark
99.81% --

XLF Regions

XLF Segment
Benchmark
99.81% --

XLF Economic Development

XLF Segment
Benchmark
99.81% --
0.00% --

XLF Benchmark Comparison Holdings

69
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XLF Benchmark Comparison Summary

XLF Segment
Benchmark
69 --
$211.59B --
15.46 --
1.62 --
1.94% --
High --

XLF Benchmark Comparison Market Cap Size

XLF Segment
Benchmark
98.37% --
1.44% --
0.00% --
0.00% --

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