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State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) ETF Analysis

XLP

Expense ratio 0.08% Yield 2.73% Assets $13.45B Since December 16, 1998 Family State Street Investment Management

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

$87.11

−$0.64 (−0.73%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, the annualized return for XLP over 10 years is +8.12%.

XLP charges an expense ratio of 0.08%.

XLP has $13.45B in net assets.

XLP Annualized Returns

With dividends reinvested · as of October 21, 2026

Period	Total return	Annualized	$100 becomes	$300 becomes
1 year	+12.88%	+12.88%	$112.88	$338.63
3 years	+40.46%	+11.99%	$140.46	$421.38
5 years	+40.57%	+7.05%	$140.57	$421.71
10 years	+118.22%	+8.12%	$218.22	$654.65

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

XLP Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

−8.07%+27.43%+14.30%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

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Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+14.30%
2025	+1.52%
2024	+12.20%
2023	−0.82%
2022	−0.81%
2021	+17.21%
2020	+10.11%
2019	+27.43%
2018	−8.07%
2017	+12.98%
2016 (partial year)	−4.50%

XLP Monthly Returns

−9%+11%

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	+7.5	+7.8	−8.4	+2.8	−1.7	+0.9	+2.4	−0.1	−4.5	+8.1	—	—
2025	+0.5	+5.2	−1.2	+0.2	+1.2	−1.6	−1.5	+1.3	−2.3	−2.7	+4.1	−1.3
2024	+1.2	+2.1	+3.3	−1.1	+2.4	−0.2	+1.7	+6.0	+1.1	−3.5	+3.9	−4.8
2023	−1.1	−2.3	+4.2	+3.7	−6.2	+2.8	+2.1	−3.9	−4.8	−1.4	+4.1	+2.7
2022	−1.5	−1.4	+1.8	+2.3	−4.1	−2.3	+3.2	−1.9	−8.1	+9.0	+6.1	−2.7
2021	−5.0	−1.2	+8.5	+1.9	+1.8	−0.5	+2.2	+1.0	−4.1	+3.5	−1.3	+10.5
2020	+0.3	−8.2	−5.5	+7.0	+1.7	−0.2	+6.9	+4.6	−1.7	−2.9	+7.5	+1.7
2019	+5.1	+1.8	+3.8	+2.9	−3.6	+5.2	+2.3	+2.2	+1.8	−0.4	+1.4	+2.4
2018	+1.6	−7.6	−0.9	−4.1	−1.6	+4.6	+4.0	+0.4	+1.0	+2.0	+2.3	−8.9
2017	+1.7	+4.8	−0.4	+1.1	+2.6	−2.3	+0.7	−1.1	−0.7	−1.6	+5.6	+2.3

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

XLP Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs

Annualized volatility: 14.92%
Beta (3y): 0.48
Best year: +27.43%
Worst year: −8.07%

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

Top Holdings

#	Symbol	Name	Weight
1	WMT	Walmart Inc	10.54%
2	COST	Costco Wholesale Corp	9.19%
3	PG	Procter & Gamble Co	7.69%
4	KO	Coca-Cola Co	7.59%
5	PM	Philip Morris International Inc	6.77%
6	TGT	Target Corp	4.57%
7	MO	Altria Group Inc	4.56%
8	CL	Colgate-Palmolive Co	4.45%
9	PEP	PepsiCo Inc	4.26%
10	MDLZ	Mondelez International Inc Class A	4.26%

Analysis

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Fund Overview

State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) is an exchange-traded fund in the Consumer Defensive category. State Street Investment Management is the fund family on file. The inception date on file is December 16, 1998. Total net assets stand at $13.45B. The expense ratio is 0.08%. On a $10,000 position that is $8.00 a year.

The largest positions on file are Walmart Inc (WMT), Costco Wholesale Corp (COST), and Procter & Gamble Co (PG). Walmart Inc alone accounts for 10.54% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 63.87% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for XLP is $87.11, dated October 21, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +12.88%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +8.12%. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 2.73%.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +27.43%; the weakest is 2018 at −8.07%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is +14.30%.

Price & Risk Profile

Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 14.92%. The reported beta is 0.48. The 52-week range on file runs from $75.16 to $90.14. The latest close sits 15.9% above that 52-week low. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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