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SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF

XAR
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Sep 28 2011
Expense Ratio
0.35%
Type
US Equities
Fund Owner
State Street (SPDR)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$11,721,481
AUM
$1,432,378,496
Associated Index
S&P Aerospace & Defense Select Industry Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus

Top 10 Holdings

AXON
Axon Enterprise Inc
4.07%
RTX
Raytheon Technologies Corporation
4.02%
GD
General Dynamics Corp.
4.00%
AJRD
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc
4.00%
MAXR
Maxar Technologies Inc
4.00%
BWXT
BWX Technologies Inc
4.00%
HWM
Howmet Aerospace Inc
3.95%
LMT
Lockheed Martin Corp.
3.95%
HEI
Heico Corp.
3.95%
CW
Curtiss-Wright Corp.
3.94%
Invest with XAR

What is XAR?

The SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P Aerospace & Defense Select Industry Index (the Index ).The S&P Aerospace & Defense Select Industry Index represents the aerospace & defense segment of the S&P Total Stock Market Index. The Index is modified equal weighted.

ETFs related toXAR

ETFs correlated to XAR include PPA, DFEN, ITA

XAR
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
PPA
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF
DFEN
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares
ITA
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
VIS
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Industrials ETF
FIDU
Fidelity Covington Trust - Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF
XLI
SSgA Active Trust - Industrial Select Sector SPDR
NUSC
Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC - Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF
IYJ
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares U.S. Industrials ETF
PRFZ
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF
RGI
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Industrials ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

Automated Strategies
Related toXAR

#OPUS-8

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Category

Opus

Risk Rating

Conservative

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Opus-12

Category

Opus

Risk Rating

Moderate

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FAQ

XAR is a US Equities ETF. The SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P Aerospace & Defense Select Industry Index (the Index ).The S&P Aerospace & Defense Select Industry Index represents the aerospace & defense segment of the S&P Total Stock Market Index. The Index is modified equal weighted.

XAR tracks the S&P Aerospace & Defense Select Industry Index.

No, XAR is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, XAR is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on XAR is -0.0544%. This is the percent change in the value of XAR over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on XAR is 0.0255%. This is the percent change in the value of XAR over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of XAR for the past year is 0.2642%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to XAR include XLY, XLE, and XLP.

ETFs correlated to XAR include PPA, DFEN, and ITA.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to XAR include TWM, SRTY, and RWM.

Disclaimers

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We show information directly obtained from our data provider, Xignite. Data shown here is provided by Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes the information shown here is reliable, but has not been verified and there is no guarantee that the information is accurate.

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.