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SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (XTN)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US78464A5323

CUSIP

78464A532

Inception Date

Jan 26, 2011

Region

North America (U.S.)

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

S&P Transportation Select Industry Index

Home Page

www.ssga.com

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Multi-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

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


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Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (XTN) returned -12.22% year-to-date (YTD) and -0.65% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, XTN returned 5.10% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.64%.


XTN

YTD

-12.22%

1M

12.41%

6M

-16.51%

1Y

-0.65%

3Y*

1.08%

5Y*

10.08%

10Y*

5.10%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-0.67%

1M

10.48%

6M

-1.79%

1Y

10.08%

3Y*

13.71%

5Y*

14.60%

10Y*

10.64%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of XTN, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20253.18%-6.90%-11.09%-6.78%10.24%-12.22%
2024-5.87%5.38%2.62%-10.85%2.12%1.52%3.82%-3.52%5.52%1.61%13.39%-8.49%4.86%
202315.04%-0.78%-5.30%0.54%-1.24%16.54%5.12%-8.62%-6.64%-9.82%10.55%11.96%25.22%
2022-9.11%2.45%1.62%-8.48%-3.72%-13.42%13.22%-5.21%-12.27%10.80%5.92%-9.85%-28.10%
2021-2.13%16.39%8.48%1.60%2.25%-6.50%-2.34%3.56%0.84%4.92%-0.48%4.58%33.68%
2020-2.07%-12.21%-20.77%10.16%8.66%1.44%3.10%11.03%-3.79%0.72%18.88%2.78%12.11%
201912.43%2.91%-2.05%4.63%-10.93%9.27%3.02%-6.36%3.60%2.21%3.45%-0.09%21.85%
20182.72%-6.13%0.18%-1.31%4.15%-2.03%3.82%3.37%-0.86%-11.68%7.64%-15.90%-17.26%
20170.85%2.24%-4.85%1.91%-2.38%5.51%-2.04%4.59%5.95%0.23%5.30%3.01%21.55%
2016-7.42%6.65%8.68%-1.29%-1.02%-2.56%6.95%0.02%1.58%0.34%13.47%0.42%26.93%
2015-7.54%7.38%-1.21%-4.32%-2.21%-2.50%2.46%-7.24%-4.88%6.79%-0.30%-7.39%-20.25%
2014-0.09%2.50%3.43%0.73%5.97%2.17%-2.79%3.28%-1.02%5.37%8.67%1.89%33.93%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of XTN is 16, meaning it’s performing worse than 84% of other ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of XTN is 1616
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of XTN is 1717
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of XTN is 1717
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of XTN is 1717
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of XTN is 1414
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of XTN is 1515
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (XTN) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

SPDR S&P Transportation ETF Sharpe ratios as of May 23, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.02
  • 5-Year: 0.38
  • 10-Year: 0.20
  • All Time: 0.36

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of SPDR S&P Transportation ETF compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

SPDR S&P Transportation ETF provided a 1.03% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.78 per share.


0.40%0.60%0.80%1.00%1.20%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.78$0.80$0.61$0.70$0.96$0.54$0.75$0.53$0.41$0.36$0.44$0.21

Dividend yield

1.03%0.93%0.73%1.04%1.02%0.75%1.17%0.98%0.63%0.66%1.03%0.39%

Monthly Dividends

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.18
2024$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.80
2023$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.61
2022$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.70
2021$0.00$0.00$0.68$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.96
2020$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.54
2019$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.31$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.75
2018$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.53
2017$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.41
2016$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.36
2015$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.44
2014$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.21

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

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.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the SPDR S&P Transportation 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 Transportation ETF was 43.77%, occurring on Mar 20, 2020. Recovery took 167 trading sessions.

The current SPDR S&P Transportation ETF drawdown is 20.71%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-43.77%Sep 11, 2018384Mar 20, 2020167Nov 16, 2020551
-35.05%Nov 9, 2021221Sep 26, 2022
-33.49%May 11, 2011101Oct 3, 2011313Jan 2, 2013414
-32.3%Mar 23, 2015209Jan 19, 2016224Dec 6, 2016433
-14%Sep 19, 201417Oct 13, 201411Oct 28, 201428

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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