XLF Stock Discussion

SPDR Select Sector Fund - Financial Description

The investment seeks investment results that, before expenses, correspond to the price and yield performance of publicly traded equity securities of companies in The Financial Select Sector Index. 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 from the following industries: diversified financial services; insurance; commercial banks; capital markets; REITs; consumer finance; thrifts & mortgage finance; and real estate management & development. The fund is non-diversified.

Keywords: Exchange Traded Fund ETF Index Fund Real Estate Investment Trust Commercial Bank Consumer Finance Diversified Financial Real Estate Management Mortgage Finance