Compare S&P500 ETF (SPY) vs Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLB) Price & Performance

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Price performance (Past 24H)

Key statistics

S&P500 ETF vs Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? S&P500 ETF trades at $747.84, while Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $50.01. The key difference: S&P500 ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.

	SPY	XLB
52-Week High	$759.55	$53.62
52-Week Low	$621.75	$42.23

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Returns comparison

Trailing returns across standard periods

Top news

Latest headlines on both assets

SPY

Vanguard's VEA ETF offers low-cost developed market exposure beyond the U.S., balancing diversification and risk.24/7 Wall Street · 7 hours agoNeutral John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund offers 6.5% growing dividend, beating S&P 500 and financial ETFs.Forbes · 14 hours agoBullish XLK ETF hides high concentration risk in top tech stocks despite low fees.24/7 Wall Street · 1 day agoNeutral View details →

XLB

Materials sector gains momentum in 2026 despite Middle East tensions, driven by AI and infrastructure demand.ETF Trends · 5 hours agoBullish BlackRock Canada announces July 2026 monthly cash distributions for iShares ETFs.Blackrock Asset Management Canada Limited · 13 hours agoNeutral View details →

About S&P500 ETF

The ETF is designed to track the performance of the securities and the stocks in the S&P 500 Index. To maintain the composition and weightings, the advisor adjusts the ETF from time to time to conform to periodic changes in the index target.

About Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes securities of companies from the following industries: chemicals; metals and mining; paper and forest products; containers and packaging; and construction materials. The fund is non-diversified.