SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD)

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SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) is up 88.5% since the beginning of the year. XSD is currently trading at $606 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of XSD shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $3,383.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) has returned 88.46% so far this year and 147.81% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, XSD has achieved an annualized return of 30.26%, outperforming the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.61% per year.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Feb 6, 2006, XSD's average daily return is +0.09%, while the average monthly return is +1.68%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 3.5 years.

Historically, 60% of months were positive and 40% were negative. The best month was Apr 2026 with a return of +49.7%, while the worst month was Nov 2008 at -21.7%. The longest winning streak lasted 8 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, XSD closed higher 54% of trading days. The best single day was May 7, 2010 with a return of +97.6%, while the worst single day was May 6, 2010 at -51.7%.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF has an annualized alpha of 10.72%, beta of 1.28, and R2 of 0.37 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since February 06, 2006.

• This ETF captured 172.24% of S&P 500 Index gains and 127.59% of its losses - amplifying both gains and losses, but participating more in upside than downside.
• R2 of 0.37 means the benchmark explains less than half of this ETF's behavior - treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

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

XSD ranks 94 for risk / return — in the top 94% of ETFs on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF provided a 0.13% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.81 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for SPDR S&P Semiconductor 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 Semiconductor 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 Semiconductor ETF was 64.56%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 533 trading sessions.

The current SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF drawdown is 6.77%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.