SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT)

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SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) is up 0.8% since the beginning of the year. XRT is currently trading at $86 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of XRT shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $960.

SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) has returned 0.75% so far this year and 12.23% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, XRT has returned 9.22% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jun 22, 2006, XRT's average daily return is +0.05%, while the average monthly return is +0.99%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 5.9 years.

Historically, 56% of months were positive and 44% were negative. The best month was Jan 2021 with a return of +36.8%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -25.6%. The longest winning streak lasted 5 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 8 months.

On a daily basis, XRT closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Jan 27, 2021 with a return of +12.0%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -12.5%.

SPDR S&P Retail ETF has an annualized alpha of 1.22%, beta of 1.05, and R2 of 0.58 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since June 22, 2006.

• This ETF captured 105.62% of S&P 500 Index gains and 105.35% of its losses - amplifying both gains and losses, but participating more in upside than downside.
• With beta of 1.05 and R2 of 0.58, this ETF moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index - much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

XRT has an expense ratio of 0.35%, placing it in the medium range.

XRT ranks 19 for risk / return — in the bottom 19% of ETFs on our site. This means you're taking on significantly more risk than the returns justify. Consider whether the potential upside is worth the volatility, or explore alternatives with better risk / return profiles.

SPDR S&P Retail ETF provided a 0.79% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.67 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for SPDR S&P Retail ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the SPDR S&P Retail ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the SPDR S&P Retail ETF was 65.81%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 349 trading sessions.

The current SPDR S&P Retail ETF drawdown is 11.42%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.