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Consumers Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

XLP
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Dec 16, 1998
Expense Ratio
0.1%
Type
US Equities
Fund Owner
State Street (SPDR)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$694,332,280
AUM
$16,676,746,578
Associated Index
S&P Consumer Staples Select Sector Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

PG
Procter & Gamble Co.
14.8%
COST
Costco Wholesale Corp
10.26%
PEP
PepsiCo Inc
10%
WMT
Walmart Inc
9.6%
PM
Philip Morris International Inc
4.62%
MDLZ
Mondelez International Inc. - Ordinary Shares - Class A
4.58%
KO
Coca-Cola Co
4.5%
MO
Altria Group Inc.
3.59%
CL
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
2.86%
TGT
Target Corp
2.48%
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What is XLP?

The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund before expenses seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the Consumer Staples Select Sector Index (ticker: IXR).

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XLP
Performance Measures**

for the time period Dec 22, 1998 to Dec 4, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 3.2%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: -2.0%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -35.9%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 15.2%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: 0.49

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: 0.18

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

ETFs related toXLP

ETFs correlated to XLP include VDC, FSTA, RSPS

XLP
SSgA Active Trust - Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR
VDC
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
FSTA
Fidelity Covington Trust - Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF
RSPS
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF
IYK
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF
KXI
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF
SPLV
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF
FTXG
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF
PBJ
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco Food & Beverage ETF
FXG
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
USMV
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor 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.

Trading Strategies
Related toXLP

XLP makes some sense

Category

Volatility timing, RSI momentum, Tactical allocation, VIX ETFs, Defensive filter

OOS Cumulative Return

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TQQQ FTLT w/Sideways Market Mods (FINAL)

Category

Leveraged ETFs, trend-following, mean reversion, volatility hedge, crash protection, tactical, daily rebalance, tech-heavy, semiconductors

OOS Cumulative Return

586.52%

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FAQ

XLP is a US Equities ETF. The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund before expenses seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the Consumer Staples Select Sector Index (ticker: IXR).

XLP tracks the S&P Consumer Staples Select Sector Index.

No, XLP 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, XLP 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 XLP is -0.023%. This is the percent change in the value of XLP over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on XLP is -0.0476%. This is the percent change in the value of XLP over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of XLP for the past year is 0.1299%. 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 XLP include UGE, SZK, and XLI.

ETFs correlated to XLP include VDC, FSTA, and RSPS.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to XLP include SDOW, DOG, and DXD.

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.