ETF fact sheet · XLB · Materials
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
The model values 24 of XLB's 24 holdings. At the median their price sits 0.5% above its fair value, and 50% of them are priced below it.
Among the holdings the model backs with medium or high evidence, the cheapest by its reckoning is PPG Industries (PPG), priced 21.0% below fair value, and the priciest is Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), priced 12.1% above fair value. That is the model's opinion, not advice.
The fund through Faircurve's model, from its run of 24 Oct 2026; closes to 27 Oct 2026.
XLB through the model
| Holding | Weight | 1D | Price vs fair value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIN Linde | 13.0% | +0.21% | 0.1% below | low |
| NEM Newmont | 6.7% | +2.04% | 1.1% above | medium |
| FCX Freeport-McMoRan | 5.1% | +1.21% | 12.1% above | high |
| SHW Sherwin-Williams | 5.0% | -2.73% | 7.1% above | high |
| VMC Vulcan Materials | 5.0% | +0.39% | 10.7% above | high |
| ECL Ecolab | 5.0% | +0.82% | 9.0% above | high |
| APD Air Products | 4.9% | +0.45% | 0.4% below | low |
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials | 4.8% | -0.05% | 12.0% above | medium |
| NUE Nucor | 4.7% | +5.22% | 2.4% below | medium |
| STLD Steel Dynamics | 4.6% | +3.89% | 7.2% below | medium |
| CRH CRH | 4.5% | +0.40% | 12.4% below | medium |
| PPG PPG Industries | 3.8% | +3.22% | 21.0% below | high |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances | 3.7% | -0.51% | 11.1% above | medium |
| DOW Dow | 3.5% | -0.62% | 0.4% below | low |
| SW Smurfit WestRock | 3.4% | +0.71% | 22.4% below | low |
| PKG Packaging Corporation of America | 3.4% | -0.29% | 6.7% above | high |
| AMCR Amcor | 3.3% | -0.54% | 8.8% above | medium |
| CF CF Industries | 2.7% | -0.25% | 11.5% below | low |
| IP International Paper | 2.7% | -0.06% | 7.2% above | low |
| BALL Ball | 2.7% | -0.54% | 7.1% above | medium |
| LYB LyondellBasell | 2.6% | +0.12% | 0.7% below | low |
| AVY Avery Dennison | 2.1% | -0.94% | 0.8% below | medium |
| ALB Albemarle | 1.7% | +5.93% | 20.5% below | medium |
| MOS Mosaic Company (The) | 0.8% | +6.10% | 7.5% above | low |
The 15 largest holdings by weight; the button shows all 24. Holdings as of 23 Oct 2026; closes to 27 Oct 2026; the model's run of 24 Oct 2026. Green is a price below the model's fair value, red above it. Not covered: the model does not value it. Withheld: its own checks flag the valuation.
How XLB has moved
| Period | Price return |
|---|---|
| One day | +0.78% |
| One week | +1.07% |
| One month | +5.46% |
| This year | +14.18% |
| One month against the S&P 500 | +4.75% |
One week is seven calendar days, one month 28. Beta 0.53 over the past 60 sessions: the fund moves about 0.5 times as much as the market.
What XLB is
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF holds the S&P 500's materials companies.
| Expense ratio | 0.08% a year |
|---|---|
| Assets | $8.0 billion |
| Dividend yield | 1.67% ($0.86 paid over twelve months) |
| Holdings | 24 |
| Since | 1998 |
| Issuer | SPDR |
Sectors, share of the fund
| Basic Materials | 82.4% |
|---|---|
| Consumer Cyclical | 17.6% |