- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- 1 Iron Street Boston MA United States of America 2210
- IPO Date
- Jun 22, 2006
- Business
- SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P Retail Select Industry Index. Launched on June 19, 2006, and managed by State Street Global Advisors, a division of State Street Corporation headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the ETF employs a passive, equal-weighted investment strategy focused on U.S. retail companies across consumer discretionary and consumer staples sectors; it holds approximately 79 stocks drawn from the broad S&P Total Market Index, including apparel retailers, department stores, specialty retailers, e-commerce platforms, grocery chains, and automotive parts distributors. Top holdings typically feature companies such as National Vision Holdings, Etsy, The ODP Corporation, The RealReal, Chewy, Kohl's, Tractor Supply, Ulta Beauty, and Advance Auto Parts, each weighted at around 1.5-1.75% to ensure balanced sector exposure without market-cap dominance.
The fund targets investors seeking broad retail industry exposure, with assets under management around $359 million, a gross expense ratio of 0.35%, and quarterly dividend distributions yielding approximately 1.23% annually. Geographically, XRT invests exclusively in U.S.-listed equities representing domestic retail operations. In recent developments, the ETF has maintained its core strategy amid retail sector volatility, with no major structural changes, acquisitions, or partnerships announced by issuer State Street Global Advisors in the last 1-2 years; however, it experienced notable inflows and performance attention in 2025 due to retail sales growth projections and sector rotations, including a year-to-date return of about 12.42% as of late 2025. Holdings continue to reflect dynamic rebalancing to the equal-weight index, incorporating shifts like increased weighting in value-oriented retailers amid economic pressures.