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XSDSPDR

SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF

$498.23+0.30% today
28265052-WK

In seeking to track the performance of the S&P Semiconductor Select Industry Index (the "index"), the fund employs a sampling strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index represents the semiconductors segment of the S&P Total Market Index ("S&P TMI").

Price & daily flows
570.7465.9361.1498.23DAILY NET FLOWAug 25Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET +$230M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$103M walked out over the past month, about 3.9% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +48.6% so far this year. At 0.35% a year it is not the cheapest way in — ESMV runs the same ground at 0.18%.

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

$2.7Bassets under management
0.35%expense ratio · $35 per $10,000 a year
−$103Mnet flow, trailing month
84Kavg daily volume, 30 days
39holdings · US-domiciled
2006listed January 30, 2006 · beta 2.59
The book at a glance
PI+3.6%AMBA+1.8%MU-0.8%NVDA-1.0%AMD+0.8%QRVO-0.8%SLAB-0.0%AVGO+1.2%OLED-0.8%CRDO-0.3%SWKS-1.2%ADI+0.8%MRVL-5.6%DIOD+3.6%TXN-0.5%MXL+2.0%SITM+2.7%RGTI+11.5%PENG+2.9%MPWR+0.4%LSCC+0.1%MCHP+0.4%ALAB-1.9%FSLR+0.1%INTC-2.2%QCOM+0.0%ALGM-0.1%CBRS-6.5%SMTC-0.6%NXPI+1.2%SYNA-0.3%MTSI+0.2%POWI+0.6%CRUS-1.3%INDI+3.8%ON-0.7%RMBS-1.0%NVTS+0.0%KOPNWOLF-2.2%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1PIIMPINJ2.45%$165.54+3.6%
2AMBAAMBARELLA2.89%$73.73+1.8%
3MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY2.73%$966.78-0.8%
4NVDANVIDIA2.10%$214.72-1.0%
5AMDADVANCED MICRO DEVICES2.71%$473.25+0.8%
6QRVOQORVO2.06%$95.56-0.8%
7SLABSILICON LABORATORIES2.11%$218.00-0.0%
8AVGOBROADCOM2.13%$368.45+1.2%
9OLEDUNIVERSAL DISPLAY2.08%$85.84-0.8%
10CRDOCREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING2.41%$230.57-0.3%
11SWKSSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS2.03%$67.14-1.2%
12ADIANALOG DEVICES2.12%$373.09+0.8%
13MRVLMARVELL TECHNOLOGY2.49%$237.04-5.6%
14DIODDIODES2.30%$94.04+3.6%
15TXNTEXAS INSTRUMENTS2.22%$264.36-0.5%

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Sector weights
Technology100%
Information Technology100%
Electronic Technology96.91%
Technology Services3.01%
Other0.11%
Mutual fund0.08%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States94.15%
Netherlands3.28%
Taiwan2.23%
Ireland2.22%
Hong Kong0.34%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-9.3%
1 month+0.8%
3 months-17.5%
6 months+40.4%
YTD+48.6%
1 year+74.2%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$14M
1 month−$103M
3 months−$14M
YTD+$200M
1 year+$230M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
56%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
47%realized volatility, 1 year
-30.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-23.3%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 3.8% of the book; the top ten carry 29%. Spread across 49+ names, it behaves like roughly 43 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
8calls today
14puts today
1.75put/call ratio
38Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY$562M$679M
NVDA NVIDIA$348M$395M
AMD ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES$201M$188M
INTC INTEL$89M$130M
MRVL MARVELL TECHNOLOGY$97M$109M

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

The case against XSD

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF0.03%$97.9B+$245M-32bp on fee · 37× the assets · +$245M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$33.8B+$668M-31bp on fee · 13× the assets · +$668M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF0.04%$28.1B+$103M-31bp on fee · 11× the assets · +$103M in over the monthHead-to-head
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF0.03%$900.9B−$14.2B-32bp on fee · 338× the assetsHead-to-head
VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund0.03%$500.4B-32bp on fee · 188× the assetsHead-to-head
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