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Is XSD a good investment?

Updated October 28, 2026

State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) is a semiconductor ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores XSD 5.6 out of 10 — highest on Growth (9.8), lowest on Risk (0.5). It trades at 34.6 times earnings, against its own median of 28.6. Its ten largest holdings are 29% of the fund.

What stands out in XSD's data

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

Recent returns trail most peers in the group — the fund's quality screen hasn't kept pace with the broader chip rally.

A 3-year annualized return of 42% sits behind the category median of 53%. Its EBITDA margin of 23.4% also runs below the norm of 42.8%.

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 1.6% in the week to October 28, 2026 — Texas Instruments and Universal Display drove it

XSD rose 1.6% in the week to October 28, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Texas Instruments (+8.8%), Universal Display (+7.8%) and Micron Technology (+7.6%); Monolithic Power Systems (−5.6%) pushed the other way.

How is XSD rated? ETF Copilot scores State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) 5.6 out of 10

As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) 5.6 out of 10 overall.

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

  • Overall: 5.6 / 10
  • Growth: 9.8 / 10
  • Value: 2.6 / 10
  • Risk: 0.5 / 10
  • Quality: 1.2 / 10
  • Return: 9.7 / 10

Is XSD expensive right now? It trades at 34.6 times earnings, against its own median of 28.6

As of October 28, 2026, XSD is more expensive than 73% of its own last 9 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from XSD's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside XSD? 97% Tech

What's inside XSD: Size (Large 37%, Mid 37%, Small 26%); Geography (International 5%, US 95%); Tech 97.3%; Magnificent 7 2.5%; AI 19.1%; Semiconductors 84.2%; Memory 35.8%.

What are XSD's top holdings? The ten largest are 29% of the fund

Synaptics, Texas Instruments, Analog Devices, Universal Display, NXP Semiconductors, Skyworks Solutions, Impinj, ON Semiconductor, Microchip Technology and Rambus are XSD's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 94% of Semiconductors ETFs.

Half of XSD's weight sits in its 18 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 40 equally weighted holdings.

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

As of October 28, 2026, XSD charges 0.35% a year, yields 0.08% and holds $2.6B in assets across 46 positions.

State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) — cost, income and size
MeasureXSD
Expense ratio0.35%
Dividend yield0.08%
Assets under management$2.6B
Holdings46

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.

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ETF Copilot, “State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/xsd

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