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State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP)

Consumer Defensive | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
84.59 USD +0.47 (0.559%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 84.61 +0.02 (0.020%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 7:50 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 6:46 a.m. EDT

The State Street Consumer Staples ETF presents a classic defensive setup where the business is sound, but the price action is stuck in a rut. Fundamentally, the underlying portfolio has delivered a robust +45% gain over the last nine years with no recent annual declines, indicating the consumer staples sector is resilient despite macro headwinds. However, the current valuation is stretched relative to historical norms, trading at a premium P/E of 25.6x against a book value of roughly $68, which limits the margin of safety for a long-term hold. The recent price action shows a slight upward drift, breaking above the 50-day average, yet it remains well below the 200-day moving average, suggesting the broader trend is still corrective. The dividend yield of 2.64% is attractive for income but insufficient to offset the drag on capital appreciation if the stock fails to re-rate higher. Options flow confirms this hesitation: traders are buying protection just below the current price while placing bets for a move up to the 85-86 resistance level, expecting a choppy recovery rather than a breakout. This creates a scenario where the asset is a decent hold for steady income but lacks the explosive catalyst needed to justify a full 'buy' rating in the current environment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.011995
AutoETS0.012338
AutoARIMA0.012339
AutoTheta0.017661

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 64%
H-stat 0.47
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.581
Excess Kurtosis -0.46
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 25.73

As of July 11, 2026, 6:46 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound to slightly bullish outcome over the next month. Call open interest builds significantly at strikes above the current price (85.0, 86.0), creating a ceiling, while put volume remains elevated but concentrated just below the spot price (81.0-83.0). The heavy concentration of out-of-the-money call OI suggests traders are betting on a bounce toward the 85-86 zone rather than a crash, though the high implied volatility on deep OTM calls indicates a fear of a sharp spike.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.70% 2.76% 2.72% 2.64%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-22 0.574 0.698467
2026-03-23 0.455 0.560483
2025-12-22 0.627 0.805085
2025-09-22 0.541 0.693946
2025-06-23 0.552 0.678133
2025-03-24 0.418 0.526448
2024-12-23 0.602 0.762798
2024-09-23 0.439 0.528343
2024-06-24 0.582 0.747016
2024-03-18 0.552 0.731513
2023-12-18 0.536 0.750280
2023-09-18 0.485 0.677942
2023-06-20 0.526 0.714868
2023-03-20 0.345 0.474162
2022-12-19 0.533 0.717555
2022-09-19 0.461 0.646201
2022-06-21 0.513 0.731394
2022-03-21 0.335 0.453009
2021-12-20 0.512 0.685317
2021-09-20 0.442 0.629540
2021-06-21 0.444 0.642175
2021-03-22 0.357 0.535072
2020-12-21 0.564 0.846339
2020-09-21 0.377 0.600032
2020-06-22 0.461 0.781488
2020-03-23 0.287 0.590171
2019-12-20 0.513 0.812995
2019-09-20 0.358 0.593501
2019-06-21 0.449 0.764646
2019-03-15 0.298 0.544790
2018-12-21 0.464 0.924671
2018-09-21 0.388 0.705198
2018-06-15 0.394 0.764455
2018-03-16 0.299 0.561502
2017-12-15 0.418 0.734880
2017-09-15 0.346 0.626585
2017-06-16 0.436 0.779267
2017-03-17 0.290 0.527465
2016-12-16 0.386 0.741595
2016-09-16 0.328 0.621330
2016-06-17 0.323 0.604077
2016-03-18 0.271 0.514720
2015-12-18 0.370 0.749899
2015-09-18 0.308 0.652681
2015-06-19 0.302 0.620633
2015-03-20 0.296 0.604822
2014-12-19 0.350 0.719868
2014-09-19 0.287 0.631741
2014-06-20 0.311 0.687749
2014-03-21 0.216 0.508235
2013-12-20 0.322 0.756757
2013-09-20 0.261 0.636896
2013-06-21 0.254 0.644180
2013-03-15 0.191 0.496233
2012-12-21 0.398 1.131646
2012-09-21 0.255 0.709121
2012-06-15 0.236 0.687445
2012-03-16 0.178 0.529762
2011-12-16 0.285 0.905049
2011-09-16 0.219 0.710117
2011-06-17 0.217 0.696853
2011-03-18 0.164 0.564544
2010-12-17 0.256 0.871935
2010-09-17 0.197 0.715064
2010-06-18 0.192 0.720180
2010-03-19 0.118 0.424919
2009-12-18 0.249 0.948933
2009-09-18 0.179 0.704724
2009-06-19 0.177 0.773263
2009-03-20 0.123 0.597958
2008-12-19 0.200 0.860956
2008-09-19 0.189 0.682310
2008-06-20 0.119 0.439439
2008-03-20 0.146 0.528602
2007-12-21 0.147 0.501022
2007-09-21 0.154 0.556761
2007-06-15 0.169 0.614769
2007-03-16 0.129 0.497493
2006-12-15 0.132 0.506523
2006-09-15 0.128 0.500391
2006-06-16 0.127 0.534737
2006-03-17 0.126 0.525876
2005-12-16 0.120 0.504202
2005-09-16 0.115 0.498267
2005-06-17 0.112 0.480687
2005-03-18 0.096 0.416848
2004-12-17 0.095 0.416119
2004-09-17 0.093 0.421005
2004-06-18 0.087 0.374516
2004-03-19 0.082 0.363314
2003-12-19 0.091 0.425234
2003-09-19 0.071 0.342830
2003-06-20 0.092 0.453425
2003-03-21 0.105 0.538738
2002-12-20 0.105 0.524738
2002-09-20 0.132 0.647059
2002-06-21 0.072 0.313180
2002-03-15 0.075 0.283768
2001-12-21 0.090 0.349379
2001-09-21 0.077 0.327520
2001-06-15 0.081 0.319905
2001-03-16 0.072 0.296174
2000-12-15 0.080 0.293915
2000-09-15 0.090 0.380952
2000-06-16 0.057 0.235355
2000-03-17 0.068 0.322370
1999-12-17 0.067 0.291304
1999-09-17 0.055 0.226367
1999-06-18 0.100 0.399251
1999-03-19 0.049 0.177376
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.73
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.020565858
dividendYield 2.64

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 90.14
All Time Low 17.82
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 3,200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 12,024,060
Average Daily Volume3 Month 12,027,231
Average Volume 12,027,231
Average Volume10Days 12,024,060
Beta3 Year 0.53
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 8,000
Book Value 68.177
Category Consumer Defensive
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 85.54
Day Low 84.375
Dividend Yield 2.64
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.2871978
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 84.0952
Fifty Day Average Change 0.49479675
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.005883769
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 4.005933
Fifty Two Week High 90.14
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.550003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.061570924
Fifty Two Week Low 75.16
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.429993
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.12546557
Fifty Two Week Range 75.16 - 90.14
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 914,337,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0662471
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
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 In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It 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 Consumer Staples companies by the GICS®. It is non-diversified.
Long Name State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
Market us_market
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_2668776
Nav Price 84.12228
Net Assets 13,649,293,300.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.08
Open 84.55
Post Market Change 0.016906738
Post Market Change Percent 0.019986687
Post Market Price 84.6069
Post Market Time 1,783,986,607
Previous Close 84.12
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.2407409
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.469994
Regular Market Change Percent 0.558718
Regular Market Day High 85.54
Regular Market Day Low 84.375
Regular Market Day Range 84.375 - 85.54
Regular Market Open 84.55
Regular Market Previous Close 84.12
Regular Market Price 84.59
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 8,101,703
Shares Outstanding 210,172,000
Short Name State Street Consumer Staples S
Source Interval 15
Symbol XLP
Three Year Average Return 0.0741881
Total Assets 13,649,293,312
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.73
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.020565858
Trailing P E 25.733162
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 2.1135
Trailing Three Month Returns 2.1135
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 81.8434
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.7465973
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.03355918
Type Disp ETF
Volume 8,101,703
Yield 0.026400002
Ytd Return 8.34449