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

XLP
Expense ratio 0.08% Yield 2.59% Assets $14.52B Since December 16, 1998 Family State Street Investment Management
$84.58
−$0.68 (−0.80%)

September 4, 2026 · Market close

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Key facts

As of September 4, 2026, the annualized return for XLP over 10 years is +7.27%.

XLP charges an expense ratio of 0.08%.

XLP has $14.52B in net assets.

XLP Annualized Returns

PeriodAnnualized$100 becomes
1 year+7.79%$107.79
3 years+8.35%$127.20
5 years+5.79%$132.53
10 years+7.27%$201.79

Returns are price returns computed from daily closes and exclude dividends. As of September 4, 2026.

XLP Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

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YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+10.26%
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)−3.87%

XLP Monthly Returns

−9%+11%
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+7.5+7.8−8.4+2.8−1.7+0.9+2.4−0.1−0.5
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 price returns computed from daily closes; each cell prints its signed value.

XLP Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs
Annualized volatility
14.90%
Beta (3y)
0.49
Best year
+27.43%

2019

Worst year
−8.07%

2018

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of September 4, 2026.

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Top Holdings

# Symbol Name Weight
1 WMT Walmart Inc 10.39%
2 COST Costco Wholesale Corp 9%
3 KO Coca-Cola Co 7.23%
4 PG Procter & Gamble Co 7.17%
5 PM Philip Morris International Inc 6.34%
6 CL Colgate-Palmolive Co 4.58%
7 MDLZ Mondelez International Inc Class A 4.38%
8 MNST Monster Beverage Corp 4.37%
9 PEP PepsiCo Inc 4.36%
10 MO Altria Group Inc 4.22%

Analysis

Data-derived

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 $14.52B. 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 Coca-Cola Co (KO). Walmart Inc alone accounts for 10.39% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 62.02% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for XLP is $84.58, dated September 4, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the price has returned +7.79%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +7.27%. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 2.59%.

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 price is +10.26%.

Price & Risk Profile

Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 14.9%. The reported beta is 0.49. The 52-week range on file runs from $75.16 to $90.14. The latest close sits 12.53% 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 nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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