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State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF

782 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.94B invested in State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 86 funds opening new positions, 254 increasing their positions, 291 reducing their positions, and 103 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 89 (+1)

0.96% more ownership

Funds ownership: 186.83%187.79% (+0.96%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 813782 (-31)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.36B → $4.94B (-$417M)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 254 | Existing positions reduced: 291

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 86 | Existing positions closed: 103

34% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.13B | Put options by funds: $3.22B

Holders
782
Holders Change
-31
Holders Change %
-3.81%
% of All Funds
10.49%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
86
Increased
254
Reduced
291
Closed
103
Calls
$2.13B
Puts
$3.22B
Net Calls
-$1.09B
Net Calls Change
-$610M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
51
Northern Trust
Illinois
$13.5M -$604K -13,828 -4%
HighTower Advisors
52
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$11.4M -$453K -10,372 -4%
TAM
53
Trust Asset Management
Texas
$11.1M -$25.2K -576 -0.2%
Fifth Third Bancorp
54
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$11M -$465K -10,632 -4%
Corient Private Wealth
55
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$10.9M -$2.27M -52,036 -17%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
56
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$10.8M
Commonwealth Equity Services
57
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$10.7M -$420K -9,618 -4%
AM
58
AGF Management
Ontario, Canada
$10.6M +$1.19M +27,320 +12%
IUHSA
59
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$10.3M -$1.35M -30,782 -11%
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings
60
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings
Hong Kong
$10.2M +$10.4M +237,906 New
TTWM
61
TCV Trust & Wealth Management
Virginia
$10.2M -$262 -6 -0%
BWM
62
Biltmore Wealth Management
Arizona
$10M -$3.85K -88 -0%
JE
63
JMAC Enterprises
Pennsylvania
$9.94M +$488K +11,164 +5%
Osaic Holdings
64
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$9.87M -$626K -14,328 -6%
Stifel Financial
65
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$9.7M -$413K -9,458 -4%
VanEck Associates
66
VanEck Associates
New York
$9.07M +$202K +4,612 +2%
PWAC
67
Private Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$9M +$137K +3,144 +2%
KIA
68
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$8.82M +$87.2K +1,996 +1%
PAS
69
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$8.81M +$844K +19,326 +10%
Bank of Montreal
70
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$8.64M +$1.77M +40,466 +25%
AWM
71
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$8.58M -$734K -16,798 -8%
US Bancorp
72
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$8.43M -$492K -11,256 -5%
SGI
73
Swan Global Investments
Colorado
$8.19M -$659K -15,090 -7%
EFI
74
EHP Funds Inc
Canada
$8.17M +$8.3M +190,000 New
HCC
75
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$8.03M +$45.9K +1,050 +0.6%

XLB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

782 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $4.94B — down 7.8% from $5.36B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 103 funds closed out of XLB and 86 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 291 trimmed existing stakes and 254 added.

The largest buyer was Quadrature Capital, adding an estimated $99M. The largest seller was Barclays, cutting an estimated $432M.

  • 782 institutional investors held State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) as of Q1 2025, down from 813 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $4.94B of State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF stock for Q1 2025, down 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 86 funds opened new State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 103 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
  • The largest State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Quadrature Capital, an estimated $99M added.
  • The largest State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Barclays, an estimated $432M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.