State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF

Frequently Asked Questions About XRT

What does XRT invest in?

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, ensuring diversified exposure across large, mid, and small-capitalization companies within the retail sector. This structure enables investors to implement more precise strategic or tactical allocations within retail, offering greater specificity than traditional, broader sector-based investment options.

What is the expense ratio of XRT?

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

How big is XRT?

State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) manages $389.6M 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 XRT actively managed or an index fund?

XRT 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 (XRT's is 0.35%) because there's no security selection cost.

When was XRT launched?

State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) launched in June 2006 and is managed by SPDR.

How has XRT performed?

XRT'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.