XLRE ETF — State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF

State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE)

Updated October 16, 2026.

XLRE is a low-cost ETF that tracks the Real Estate Select Sector Index. its distribution rate is 3.37%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.42%, its expense ratio is 0.08%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 90/100 (Safe). Total return is 103.8% over the past 11 years, 250.0 points behind SPY at 353.8%.

XLRE performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 103.8% over the past 11 years, 250.0 points behind SPY at 353.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 4.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.1%.

XLRE key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

90 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.03%

Issuer

State Street

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/07/2015

Expense ratio

0.08%

Distribution rate

3.37%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.42%

Last close

$42.16 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$7,771,260,561

Average volume

8047532.0

Dividend

$0.35474

Ex-dividend date

09/21/2026

Payment date

09/23/2026

Beta

0.98

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.37%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.42%) 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: Real Estate 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.

XLRE risks and drawbacks

XLRE'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 11.1%.

Who may consider XLRE — and who may not

XLRE 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 (XLRE 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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