S&P Aerospace Defense SPDR ETF
The investment seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of an index derived from the aerospace and defense segment of a U.S. total market composite index. In seeking to track the performance of the S&P Aerospace & Defense Select Industry Index (the "index"), the fund employs a sampling strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index represents the aerospace and defense industry group of the S&P Total Market Index ("S&P TMI"). The fund is non-diversified.
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Dividend
XAR has a low dividend yield of 0.57%, indicating limited returns from dividends. If you invested $1000 you would be paid $5.70 a year in dividends (based on the last 12 months).
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Explore BasketWhy You’ll Want to Watch This Stock
Equal-weight exposure
XAR’s equal-weight approach can reduce concentration in the largest primes, though sector volatility and turnover can remain higher than broad-market funds.
Government & geopolitics
Revenue and share price moves often tie to defence budgets and geopolitical events, creating episodic volatility and policy sensitivity.
Tech and suppliers
Suppliers, avionics and defence tech can drive growth through contracts and innovation, but long contract cycles and regulatory hurdles add uncertainty.
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