State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF

XLI

Market cap $30B

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Looking for broad exposure to the Industrials - Broad segment of the equity market? You should consider the State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on December 16, 1998.

The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI) is rated Buy, leveraging multi-year defense rearmament, domestic reshoring, and electrification cycles for durable growth. XLI's 27% aerospace and defense allocation and top holdings like GE Aerospace and RTX benefit from contracted backlogs and policy-driven spending. The recent 9.6% pullback from March 2026 highs, driven by trade-policy anxiety, offers a re-entry point with 14% upside to a $185 target.

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