Is XSD a good investment?

State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) is a semiconductor ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores XSD 5.5 out of 10 — highest on Return (9.7), lowest on Risk (0.5). It trades at 36.9 times earnings, against its own median of 28.7. Its ten largest holdings are 30% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is XSD rated? ETF Copilot scores State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) 5.5 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) 5.5 out of 10 overall.

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

Overall: 5.5 / 10
Growth: 9.6 / 10
Valuation: 2.1 / 10
Risk: 0.5 / 10
Quality: 1.7 / 10
Return: 9.7 / 10

What is XSD's expense ratio? 0.35% a year

As of September 11, 2026, XSD charges 0.35% a year, yields 0.68% and holds $2.6B in assets across 47 positions.

State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) — cost, income and size
Measure	XSD
Expense ratio	0.35%
Dividend yield	0.68%
Assets under management	$2.6B
Holdings	47

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in XSD's data

U.S. semiconductor companies, selected for quality traits.

Trails most peers in recent returns — the quality screen hasn't kept pace with the broader chip rally.

A 36% three-year annualized return sits behind the category median of 49%. The portfolio trades at 36.9x trailing earnings, and its EBITDA margin of 22.2% trails the typical chip fund.

A quality-tilted sleeve on the chip industry, built to hold up differently than a pure market-weight bet.

Why did XSD move this week? It rose 5.7% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Skyworks Solutions and Maxlinear drove it

XSD rose 5.7% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Skyworks Solutions (+23.6%), Maxlinear (+25.4%) and Semtech (+23.5%); Nvidia (−4.4%) pushed the other way.

Is XSD expensive right now? It trades at 36.9 times earnings, against its own median of 28.7

As of September 11, 2026, XSD is more expensive than 89% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 101 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside XSD? 96% Tech

What's inside XSD: Size (Large 37%, Mid 37%, Small 26%); Geography (International 4%, US 96%); Tech 96.1%; Magnificent 7 3.0%; AI 20.8%; Semiconductors 84.6%; Memory 36.4%.

What are XSD's top holdings? The ten largest are 30% of the fund

Impinj, Skyworks Solutions, Qorvo, Advanced Micro Devices, Micron Technology, Nvidia, Ambarella, Semtech, Silicon Labs and Broadcom are XSD's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 93% of Tech - Semiconductors ETFs.

Half of XSD's weight sits in its 18 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 42 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/xsd