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Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF)
The XLF is the Financial Select Sector SPDR (an ETF). It trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol XLF.
Last updated: 10-Oct-2010
What is Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF)?
In mid-2007, The XLF was about 20% of the S&P500 index.
The Index includes companies from the following industries:
- Diversified financial services
- Insurance
- Commercial banks
- Capital markets
- Real estate investment trusts (“REITs”)
- Consumer finance
- Thrifts & mortgage finance
- Real estate management & development
Criteria
- Each of the component securities in the Index is a constituent company of the S&P 500 Index.
- Each stock in the S&P 500 Index is allocated to one and only one of the Select Sector Indexes.
- The Index is calculated by the New York Stock Exchange’s Index Services Group using a modified “market capitalization” methodology.
As of December 31, 2009, the Index was comprised of 78 stocks.