State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF)Financial | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
58.10 USD
+0.22
(0.380%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 58.05 -0.05 (-0.050%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:58 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:19 a.m. EDT
The financial sector ETF is currently riding a powerful wave of momentum, having delivered a spectacular +174% return over the last nine years with no recent annual declines. The recent price action shows the asset trading near its 52-week highs, supported by strong earnings from big banks that have temporarily silenced the bear case. However, the long-term rating is capped at 3.5 because the dividend yield of 1.42% is merely inflation-matching rather than providing a meaningful income cushion, and the valuation remains elevated relative to historical norms. For the short term, the outlook is highly bullish; options data reveals a distinct 'call wall' mentality where traders are betting on further gains, while the statistical forecast model confirms a high-confidence upward drift over the next 45 days. This is a classic momentum play where the business quality is solid, but the immediate reward comes from the sector's continued rotation back into favor. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.073391 |
| MSTL | 0.075755 |
| AutoETS | 0.075792 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.080770 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 66% |
| H-stat | 7.14 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.218 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.18 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 17.00 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:19 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for upside continuation, evidenced by massive open interest walls in out-of-the-money calls (strikes 58.5, 59.0, 61.0) and significant volume spikes in strikes above the current price. While deep out-of-the-money puts show inflated implied volatility suggesting a fear of a sharp drop, the actual open interest concentration is heavily skewed toward the upside, indicating a bullish bias among retail and speculative traders.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.35% | 1.53% | 1.57% | 1.73% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | 0.187000 | 0.348231 |
| 2026-03-23 | 0.251000 | 0.509438 |
| 2025-12-22 | 0.191000 | 0.345264 |
| 2025-09-22 | 0.178000 | 0.329630 |
| 2025-06-23 | 0.172000 | 0.338449 |
| 2025-03-24 | 0.179000 | 0.356929 |
| 2024-12-23 | 0.206000 | 0.425444 |
| 2024-09-23 | 0.165000 | 0.363116 |
| 2024-06-24 | 0.163000 | 0.391921 |
| 2024-03-18 | 0.153000 | 0.374358 |
| 2023-12-18 | 0.184000 | 0.493430 |
| 2023-09-18 | 0.155000 | 0.445787 |
| 2023-06-20 | 0.150000 | 0.452080 |
| 2023-03-20 | 0.153000 | 0.490857 |
| 2022-12-19 | 0.210000 | 0.628742 |
| 2022-09-19 | 0.173000 | 0.520144 |
| 2022-06-21 | 0.164000 | 0.522626 |
| 2022-03-21 | 0.152000 | 0.391652 |
| 2021-12-20 | 0.184000 | 0.488582 |
| 2021-09-20 | 0.162000 | 0.443228 |
| 2021-06-21 | 0.139000 | 0.387079 |
| 2021-03-22 | 0.151000 | 0.449004 |
| 2020-12-21 | 0.152000 | 0.529248 |
| 2020-09-21 | 0.135000 | 0.564145 |
| 2020-06-22 | 0.152000 | 0.641080 |
| 2020-03-23 | 0.159000 | 0.900340 |
| 2019-12-20 | 0.156000 | 0.508475 |
| 2019-09-20 | 0.144000 | 0.512821 |
| 2019-06-21 | 0.139000 | 0.510654 |
| 2019-03-15 | 0.135000 | 0.506947 |
| 2018-12-21 | 0.145000 | 0.636244 |
| 2018-09-21 | 0.128000 | 0.445372 |
| 2018-06-15 | 0.119000 | 0.433200 |
| 2018-03-16 | 0.105000 | 0.363699 |
| 2017-12-15 | 0.128000 | 0.460266 |
| 2017-09-15 | 0.103000 | 0.415826 |
| 2017-06-16 | 0.093000 | 0.382874 |
| 2017-03-17 | 0.088000 | 0.359918 |
| 2016-12-16 | 0.107000 | 0.458048 |
| 2016-09-16 | 0.092608 | 0.482644 |
| 2016-06-17 | 0.098294 | 0.535161 |
| 2016-03-18 | 0.081235 | 0.439948 |
| 2015-12-18 | 0.121852 | 0.643776 |
| 2015-09-18 | 0.091795 | 0.498675 |
| 2015-06-19 | 0.089358 | 0.444623 |
| 2015-03-20 | 0.073924 | 0.368274 |
| 2014-12-19 | 0.102356 | 0.510536 |
| 2014-09-19 | 0.079610 | 0.414376 |
| 2014-06-20 | 0.073111 | 0.394217 |
| 2014-03-21 | 0.067425 | 0.370536 |
| 2013-12-20 | 0.082047 | 0.467376 |
| 2013-09-20 | 0.065800 | 0.396475 |
| 2013-06-21 | 0.062551 | 0.402721 |
| 2013-03-15 | 0.050366 | 0.336046 |
| 2012-12-21 | 0.084484 | 0.634145 |
| 2012-09-21 | 0.053615 | 0.416930 |
| 2012-06-15 | 0.055240 | 0.474201 |
| 2012-03-16 | 0.040617 | 0.318063 |
| 2011-12-16 | 0.064988 | 0.637960 |
| 2011-09-16 | 0.040617 | 0.387293 |
| 2011-06-17 | 0.043054 | 0.355940 |
| 2011-03-18 | 0.034119 | 0.258147 |
| 2010-12-17 | 0.045491 | 0.360589 |
| 2010-09-17 | 0.026807 | 0.225869 |
| 2010-06-18 | 0.025183 | 0.209038 |
| 2010-03-19 | 0.029245 | 0.229449 |
| 2009-12-18 | 0.042242 | 0.365681 |
| 2009-09-18 | 0.038180 | 0.310433 |
| 2009-06-19 | 0.049553 | 0.506642 |
| 2009-03-20 | 0.069862 | 1.056513 |
| 2008-12-19 | 0.148660 | 1.496324 |
| 2008-09-19 | 0.154346 | 0.848972 |
| 2008-06-20 | 0.162470 | 0.901716 |
| 2008-03-20 | 0.160845 | 0.752280 |
| 2007-12-21 | 0.212835 | 0.894503 |
| 2007-09-21 | 0.207149 | 0.736995 |
| 2007-06-15 | 0.165719 | 0.544727 |
| 2007-03-16 | 0.120227 | 0.422614 |
| 2006-12-15 | 0.228270 | 0.767761 |
| 2006-09-15 | 0.157595 | 0.568080 |
| 2006-06-16 | 0.151909 | 0.587681 |
| 2006-03-17 | 0.143786 | 0.534745 |
| 2005-12-16 | 0.168968 | 0.650405 |
| 2005-09-16 | 0.139724 | 0.574291 |
| 2005-06-17 | 0.142161 | 0.590618 |
| 2005-03-18 | 0.125914 | 0.535037 |
| 2004-12-17 | 0.151909 | 0.623126 |
| 2004-09-17 | 0.128351 | 0.540541 |
| 2004-06-18 | 0.118603 | 0.511922 |
| 2004-03-19 | 0.108855 | 0.457340 |
| 2003-12-19 | 0.133225 | 0.594634 |
| 2003-09-19 | 0.112916 | 0.530128 |
| 2003-06-20 | 0.094232 | 0.463072 |
| 2003-03-21 | 0.078798 | 0.438519 |
| 2002-12-20 | 0.108042 | 0.587195 |
| 2002-09-20 | 0.090983 | 0.541063 |
| 2002-06-21 | 0.090983 | 0.449078 |
| 2002-03-15 | 0.073111 | 0.326086 |
| 2001-12-21 | 0.093420 | 0.439099 |
| 2001-09-21 | 0.080422 | 0.452052 |
| 2001-06-15 | 0.082047 | 0.366207 |
| 2001-03-16 | 0.070674 | 0.335259 |
| 2000-12-15 | 0.083672 | 0.371381 |
| 2000-09-15 | 0.071487 | 0.307258 |
| 2000-06-16 | 0.070674 | 0.362499 |
| 2000-03-17 | 0.069050 | 0.366826 |
| 1999-12-17 | 0.068237 | 0.364227 |
| 1999-09-17 | 0.060926 | 0.327421 |
| 1999-06-18 | 0.057677 | 0.277075 |
| 1999-03-19 | 0.056052 | 0.270588 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 58.41 |
| All Time Low | 4.776604 |
| Ask | 58.08 |
| Ask Size | 11,800 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 29,406,590 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 33,555,500 |
| Average Volume | 33,555,500 |
| Average Volume10Days | 29,406,590 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.72 |
| Bid | 57.96 |
| Bid Size | 18,300 |
| Book Value | 34.017 |
| Category | Financial |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 58.41 |
| Day Low | 57.92 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.42 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 3.4170015 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 56.3592 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.740799 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.030887574 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 8.005226 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 58.41 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.31000137 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.005307334 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 47.67 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 10.43 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.21879591 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 47.67 - 58.41 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 914,337,000,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.1010196 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | 0.219997 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.380092 |
| Fullday Price | 58.05 |
| Fund Family | State Street Investment Management |
| Fund Inception Date | 913,766,400 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes companies that have been identified as Financial companies by the Global Industry Classification Standard, including securities of companies from the following industries: financial services; insurance; banks; capital markets; mortgage real estate investment trusts; and consumer finance. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_8795483 |
| Nav Price | 58.24206 |
| Net Assets | 57,884,381,000.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.08 |
| Open | 57.98 |
| Post Market Change | -0.049999237 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.08605721 |
| Post Market Price | 58.05 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,533 |
| Previous Close | 57.88 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.7079695 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.219997 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.380092 |
| Regular Market Day High | 58.41 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 57.92 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 57.92 - 58.41 |
| Regular Market Open | 57.98 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 57.88 |
| Regular Market Price | 58.1 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 25,049,523 |
| Shares Outstanding | 883,444,992 |
| Short Name | State Street Financial Select S |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | XLF |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.2130522 |
| Total Assets | 57,884,381,184 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.58 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.010020732 |
| Trailing P E | 17.003212 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 9.60009 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 9.60009 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 53.3347 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 4.765297 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.08934703 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 25,049,523 |
| Yield | 0.014199999 |
| Ytd Return | 4.85976 |