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The State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) is designed to replicate, before fees and expenses, the overall investment performance of the S&P Retail Select Industry Index. This fund offers investors focused access to the comprehensive retail segment of the S&P Total Market Index (TMI). It covers a broad spectrum of retail activities, including, but not limited to, Apparel, Automotive, Broadline, Computer & Electronic, Consumer Staples Merchandise, Drug, Food, and Other Specialty Retailers. The ETF achieves its objective by tracking an index that employs a modified equal-weighting methodology…
Is XRT's expense ratio expensive, average, or a steal for its category?
Pro reveals the verdict on a 5-tier spectrum calibrated against ICI 2025 industry averages, with strategy-aware bands so the comparison is meaningful.
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