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Industrials & Materials

Is XTN a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

State Street SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (XTN) is a industrials and materials ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores XTN 3.5 out of 10 — highest on Growth (8.4), lowest on Quality (0.5). It trades at 18.3 times earnings, against its own median of 17.0. Its ten largest holdings are 30% of the fund.

What stands out in XTN's data

U.S. transportation stocks, from airlines to railroads to truckers.

Trades cheaper than most industrial peers — you pay less for each unit of earnings.

Its EBITDA multiple of 11.6x sits below the category median of 13.2x. Profitability is thin, with EBITDA margin of 15.7%.

A broad transport bet that adds cyclical exposure to an industrial allocation.

Why did XTN move this week? It fell 1.1% in the week to October 9, 2026 — C.H. Robinson Worldwide and HUB drove it

XTN fell 1.1% in the week to October 9, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were C.H. Robinson Worldwide (−9.8%), HUB (−13.5%) and Joby Aviation (−8.6%); RXO (+24.4%) pushed the other way.

How is XTN rated? ETF Copilot scores State Street SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (XTN) 3.5 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores State Street SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (XTN) 3.5 out of 10 overall.

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

  • Overall: 3.5 / 10
  • Growth: 8.4 / 10
  • Value: 2.2 / 10
  • Risk: 1.6 / 10
  • Quality: 0.5 / 10
  • Return: 2.6 / 10

Is XTN expensive right now? It trades at 18.3 times earnings, against its own median of 17.0

As of October 9, 2026, XTN is more expensive than 57% of its own last 9 years.

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

What's inside XTN?

What's inside XTN: Size (Large 26%, Mid 47%, Small 28%); Geography (International 0%, US 100%); Tech 5.9%; AI 1.4%.

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

RXO, Lyft, Southwest Airlines, Delta AIR Lines, Expeditors Intl Wash, Matson, GXO Logistics, United Continental, OLD Dominion Freight Line and Kirby are XTN's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 64% of Industrials & Materials ETFs.

Half of XTN's weight sits in its 17 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 38 equally weighted holdings.

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

As of October 9, 2026, XTN charges 0.35% a year, yields 0.75% and holds $296M in assets across 44 positions.

State Street SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (XTN) — cost, income and size
MeasureXTN
Expense ratio0.35%
Dividend yield0.75%
Assets under management$296M
Holdings44

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 Transportation ETF (XTN) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/xtn

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