Is XLB a good investment?

State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) is a industrials and materials ETF. This page answers with measurements rather than opinions: ETF Copilot's own 0–10 scores, what the fund holds and how concentrated it is, each computed from the fund's published holdings and updated daily.

Updated August 25, 2026

ETF Copilot scores State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) 4.1 out of 10

As of August 25, 2026, ETF Copilot scores State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) 4.1 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 4.1 / 10
Growth: 5.1 / 10
Valuation: 6.7 / 10
Risk: 3.1 / 10
Quality: 2.3 / 10
Return: 3.2 / 10

What stands out in XLB's data

U.S. materials sector stocks, tracked through a cap-weighted index.

A core holding in a materials allocation, built on low valuation and broad exposure to industrial inputs.

What XLB holds

What's inside XLB: Size (Large 67%, Mid 34%, Small 0%); Geography (International 23%, US 77%).

XLB's ten largest holdings are 59% of the fund

More concentrated than 80% of Industrials & Materials ETFs.

Half of XLB's weight sits in its 8 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 19 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) scores and holdings analysis”, as of August 25, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/xlb