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XLESPDRINDEX

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

$63.58-0.16% today
436452-WK

In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes companies that have been identified as Energy companies by the GICS®, including securities of companies from the following industries: oil, gas and consumable fuels; and energy equipment and services. It is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
59.153.147.163.58DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET +$16.4B OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$233M walked out over the past month, about 0.6% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +39.3% so far this year. At 0.090% a year, nothing comparable on our shelf runs cheaper.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$41.1Bassets under management
0.090%expense ratio · $9 per $10,000 a year
−$233Mnet flow, trailing month
27.5Mavg daily volume, 30 days
22holdings · US-domiciled
1998listed December 15, 1998 · beta -0.28
The book at a glance
XOM+2.5%CVX+1.6%COP+1.8%MPC+2.5%PSX+1.2%VLO+0.9%SLB-1.3%EOG+1.7%WMB+2.4%KMI+1.6%TRGP+7.3%BKR-0.7%OKE+1.9%DVN+0.5%OXY+1.3%FANG+1.8%EQT-0.1%HAL-0.4%EXE+1.3%TPL+1.2%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS TODAY’S MOVE · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1XOMEXXON MOBIL20.27%$165.56+2.5%
2CVXCHEVRON14.39%$205.82+1.6%
3COPCONOCOPHILLIPS5.87%$129.83+1.8%
4MPCMARATHON PETROLEUM4.46%$366.92+2.5%
5PSXPHILLIPS 664.39%$243.43+1.2%
6VLOVALERO ENERGY4.42%$350.37+0.9%
7SLBSCHLUMBERGER4.53%$53.26-1.3%
8EOGEOG RESOURCES4.45%$148.69+1.7%
9WMBWILLIAMS COMPANIES4.50%$75.15+2.4%
10KMIKINDER MORGAN4.35%$32.87+1.6%
11TRGPTARGA RESOURCES4.00%$298.05+7.3%
12BKRBAKER HUGHES3.82%$64.48-0.7%
13OKEONEOK3.81%$97.12+1.9%
14DVNDEVON ENERGY3.31%$47.81+0.5%
15OXYOCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM2.45%$59.85+1.3%

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Sector weights
Energy100%
Energy Minerals82.38%
Industrial Services16.09%
Other0.14%
Mutual fund0.07%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+4.2%
1 month+10.2%
3 months+5.0%
6 months+17.0%
YTD+39.3%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$195M
1 month−$233M
3 months−$2.5B
YTD+$3.2B
1 year+$16.4B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
24%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
22%realized volatility, 1 year
-15.6%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.2%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 20.3% of the book; the top ten carry 72%. Spread across 23+ names, it behaves like roughly 11 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
110Kcalls today
55Kputs today
0.50put/call ratio
25.9Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
CVX CHEVRON$18M$25M
MPC MARATHON PETROLEUM$16M$19M
XOM EXXON MOBIL$17M$15M
VLO VALERO ENERGY$5M$5M
DVN DEVON ENERGY$2M$2M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against XLE

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat XLE on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M-4bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-5bp on fee · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-5bp on fee · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-5bp on fee · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-2bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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