XLI ETF — State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF

State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI)

Updated October 16, 2026.

XLI is a low-cost ETF that tracks the Industrial Select Sector Index. its distribution rate is 1.08%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.12%, its expense ratio is 0.08%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 94/100 (Safe). Total return is 1076.3% over the past 27.8 years, 153.6 points ahead of SPY at 922.7%.

State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF is an ETF that tracks the Industrial Select Sector Index, holding stocks from companies classified as industrial businesses, including aerospace and defense, industrial conglomerates, and marine transportation. The fund distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate and carries a low expense ratio of 0.08%. It appeals to investors seeking broad exposure to the industrial sector with regular income.

XLI performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1076.3% over the past 27.8 years, 153.6 points ahead of SPY at 922.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 11.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.2%.

XLI key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

94 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.02%

Issuer

State Street

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/16/1998

Expense ratio

0.08%

Distribution rate

1.08%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.12%

Last close

$167.76 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$30,520,768,706

Market cap

$23,569,350,656

Average volume

9314000.0

Dividend

$0.455

Ex-dividend date

09/21/2026

Payment date

09/23/2026

Beta

1.01

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.08%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.12%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: State Street or company page; Index: Industrial Select Sector Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

XLI risks and drawbacks

XLI's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 12.2%.

Who may consider XLI — and who may not

XLI may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (XLI pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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