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XLP ETF Research
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) research: TradeAlpha Score, performance and risk measured from verified daily prices, plus a field-by-field provenance audit.
XLP
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
NYSEArcaUSDSPDR
56.9/ 100
TradeAlpha Score
How this fund scores
Liquidity76.2
How this was measured
- median daily turnover 1113.3M USD across 252 trailing sessions
- log-scaled across the configured turnover range
Long-horizon composite64.2
How this was measured
- diversification component 35.0
- 10.0 years of observable price history
- deepest observed drawdown -24.5%
Diversification35
How this was measured
- mandate breadth tier 0.35 for TradeAlphaAI category "sector"
- observed volatility 14.9% versus broad-market reference 18.0% (ratio 0.82)
Not yet measurable for this fund: cost, tracking quality, structural tax characteristics. Their weight is redistributed across the components above.
Performance
Historical measurement
1Y+9.6%9.6% annualised
3Y+21.8%6.8% annualised
5Y+36.3%6.4% annualised
Since listing+104.1%7.4% annualised
Return gap versus benchmarks
| Benchmark | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 | -9.9% | -47.6% | -46.4% | Awaiting verified data |
| Nasdaq-100 | -12.8% | -60.6% | -58.1% | Awaiting verified data |
| MSCI World | -11.1% | -43.8% | -34.2% | Awaiting verified data |
Total return with distributions reinvested. Derived by TradeAlphaAI from 2511 verified daily closes between 2016-08-04 and 2026-07-31, in USD. Past measurement does not indicate future results.
Risk
Observed risk profile
Volatility (1Y)14.2%
Volatility (3Y)12.8%
Maximum drawdown-24.5%
Sharpe ratio0.31
Sortino ratio0.30
Beta vs MSCI World0.55
Tracking error13.77%
Correlation vs MSCI World0.64
All figures are derived by TradeAlphaAI from verified daily closes. Volatility, Sharpe and Sortino are annualised; drawdown is the deepest peak-to-trough decline in the observed window.
Fund information
Structure and identifiers
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Fund name | State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF | Verified |
| Issuer | SPDR | Derived |
| Benchmark index | Consumer Staples Select Sector Index | Project registry — not independently verified |
| Exchange | NYSEArca | Verified |
| Trading currency | USD | Verified |
| First trading date | 1998-12-22 | Verified |
Awaiting a verified source: isin, total expense ratio, domicile, replication method, distribution policy, fund inception, fund size. Why
Cost analysis
What holding this costs
Awaiting verified data
No free, checkable source publishes this fund's expense ratio, so no cost figure or fee projection is shown. Publishing an approximate cost would be worse than publishing none — ongoing charges compound, and an error here misleads more than it informs.
The expense ratio is published in the fund's own KIID or factsheet. Connecting a verified data source will populate this section, the cost component of the score, and the lowest-cost ranking together.
Exposure profile
Where this sits in a portfolio
Contexts in which this exposure is commonly researched:
Sector-specific researchRotation analysis
These are TradeAlphaAI classifications describing what the fund is exposed to and how it has behaved, not guidance about whether it suits any particular person.
Similar funds
Funds that have behaved alike
Similarity is derived from observed return correlation, volatility proximity and structural agreement. It describes how alike two funds have behaved historically — it is not a ranking and not a substitute.
Data provenance
What is verified on this page, and what is not
Verified fields5
Derived fields1
Project registry1
Awaiting verified data7
Fund facts
| Field | Status | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Fund name | Verified | Verified from Yahoo · 2026-08-04 |
| Issuer | Derived | Read from the provider fund name: "State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF" |
| Benchmark index | Project registry — not independently verified | From the project registry — not independently verified |
| Exchange | Verified | Verified from Yahoo · 2026-08-04 |
| Trading currency | Verified | Verified from Yahoo · 2026-08-04 |
| First trading date | Verified | Verified from Yahoo · 2026-08-04 |
| ISIN | Awaiting verified data | No free verifiable source publishes this field |
| Total expense ratio | Awaiting verified data | No free verifiable source publishes this field |
| Domicile | Awaiting verified data | No free verifiable source publishes this field |
| Replication method | Awaiting verified data | No free verifiable source publishes this field |
| Distribution policy | Awaiting verified data | No free verifiable source publishes this field |
| Fund inception | Awaiting verified data | No free verifiable source publishes this field |
| Fund size | Awaiting verified data | No free verifiable source publishes this field |
| Category and exposure type | TradeAlphaAI classification | Authored by TradeAlphaAI as an editorial classification, not a fund fact |
Measurements
| Measure | Status | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Performance (all horizons) | Derived | Computed by TradeAlphaAI from verified daily closing prices |
| Volatility, drawdown, Sharpe, Sortino | Derived | Computed by TradeAlphaAI from verified daily closing prices |
| Beta, tracking error, correlation | Derived | Computed by TradeAlphaAI from verified daily closing prices |
| Observed liquidity | Derived | Computed by TradeAlphaAI from verified daily closing prices |
| Similar funds | Derived | Computed by TradeAlphaAI from verified daily closing prices |
| TradeAlpha Score | Derived | Computed by TradeAlphaAI from verified daily closing prices |
No value on this page is asserted from prior knowledge. Anything that cannot be traced to a provider response, a computation over verified prices, or a labelled TradeAlphaAI classification is published as awaiting verified data. Coverage across all funds
Data quality and provider status
Verified coverage transparency
Technical details
- Series hash:
5a12f12c1e41 - Observations: 90
- Provider: Yahoo
Quality tiermedium
Chart availabilityverified
Coveragefull
Provider confidencekeyless fallback
Historical depthsingle snapshot
Selected providerYahoo
Audit: 90 bars from Yahoo as of 2026-06-17. Observed coverage transparency, not a trading recommendation.
XLP
Current ETF state
Consumer staples sector wrapper for defensive consumption exposure This page composes existing intelligence only; it does not create a separate ETF signal model.
constructive
Derived from regime alignment and existing ETF metadata.
indeterminate
Uses existing ETF flow profile when available.
Regime alignment
How this fits the current regime
constructive
Composed from the Market Regime Command Center.
available narrative context
Uses the active market narrative when available.
mixed
Contextual classification by ETF exposure type.
Ranking position
Relative position within the ETF universe
strong
Direct ranking coverage only; no proxy substitution.
deteriorating
Uses ranking history only where the symbol exists directly.
indeterminate
Confirmation state is inherited from existing ranking or regime context.
Historical context
Change memory
XLP intraseries window trend is deteriorating from its own verified OHLCV; current ranking state is improving; cross-run ledger is accumulating.
Recent changes
Change events for XLP
Observed change events derived from existing intelligence. Educational context only.
- deteriorating · 2026-06-20 · intraseries window trend=deteriorating band=high from XLP OHLCV · confidence: high
TradeAlphaAI ETF research describes observed institutional context only. It is not a trading signal, execution instruction or investment advice.