XLP ETF — State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF

State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP)

Updated October 23, 2026.

XLP is a low-cost ETF that tracks the Consumer Staples Select Sector Index. Its distribution rate is 2.45%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.49%, its expense ratio is 0.08%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 92/100 (Safe). Total return is 539.7% over the past 27.8 years, 378.6 points behind SPY at 918.3%.

State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF tracks the Consumer Staples Select Sector Index, which comprises companies in the consumer staples industry identified within the S&P 500; the fund uses a replication strategy and invests at least 95% of assets in the index constituents. The fund carries a low expense ratio of 0.08% and distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate. The fund appeals to investors seeking broad exposure to consumer staples companies with minimal costs and regular income.

XLP performance versus SPY

As of Oct 23, 2026

Total return is 539.7% over the past 27.8 years, 378.6 points behind SPY at 918.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 14.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.7%.

XLP key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

92 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.25%

Issuer

State Street

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/16/1998

Expense ratio

0.08%

Distribution rate

2.45%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.49%

Last close

$88.26 (as of 2026-10-23)

AUM

$15,343,794,047

Market cap

$17,305,561,088

Average volume

19,854,900

Dividend

$0.541

Ex-dividend date

09/21/2026

Payment date

09/23/2026

Beta

0.48

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.45%) has no calculation basis on file. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.49%) 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: Consumer Staples 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.

XLP risks and drawbacks

XLP'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. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.7%.

Who may consider XLP — and who may not

XLP may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (XLP pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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