State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF

Frequently Asked Questions About XHB

What does XHB invest in?

In seeking to track the performance of the S&P Homebuilders 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 homebuilders segment of the S&P Total Market Index ("S&P TMI").

What is the expense ratio of XHB?

State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB) charges an expense ratio of 0.35%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

How big is XHB?

State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB) manages $1.40B in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure — funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation.

Is XHB actively managed or an index fund?

XHB is a passive index fund — it tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (XHB's is 0.35%) because there's no security selection cost.

When was XHB launched?

State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB) launched in January 2006 and is managed by SPDR.

How has XHB performed?

XHB's total return — price change plus reinvested distributions — is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon.