ETF · SPDR
GXLF S&P US Financials Select Sector
ISIN IE00BWBXM500London Stock Exchange: GXLFState Street Corp.
- Single sectors
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£52.75
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.15% a year
- Fund size
- £562m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, GXLF (S&P US Financials Select Sector, ISIN IE00BWBXM500) closed at £52.75 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.15% a year (about £15 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +57.4%, or +22.9% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +9.0%
- +5.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +65.4%
- +49.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +57.4%
- +22.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,574 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,229 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Financials Select Sector in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2023 +6.1%, 2024 +33.4%, 2025 +5.3%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +10.2%. Returns of SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Financials Select Sector in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +3.2%; to 30/09/2025: +18.7%; to 30/09/2024: +25.2%; to 30/09/2023: +0.4%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +10.2% | +6.7% | |
| to | +5.3% | +1.7% | |
| to | +33.4% | +28.8% | |
| +6.1% | +1.8% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +3.2% | −0.4% |
| from | +18.7% | +14.1% |
| from | +25.2% | +22.0% |
| from | +0.4% | −5.6% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
14.7%over 3 years
| 1 year | 13.2% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 14.7% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since April 2022
- −16.8%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −10.6%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +46.4%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since April 2022
- 0.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Financials Select Sector in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 13.2% over 1 year, 14.7% over 3 years. Largest fall in the price of SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Financials Select Sector since April 2022, in pounds: −16.8% from 03/02/2023 to 24/03/2023. The lowest 12-month return of SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Financials Select Sector in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since April 2022 was −10.6% (12 months to 07/04/2023); the highest was +46.4% (12 months to 22/11/2024). On 13/11/2026 the price of SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Financials Select Sector was at its highest weekly close since April 2022, in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.15%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £15
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £75
- of £10,000, before growth
- 15 charge less
- 15 the same
- 134 charge more
Ongoing charge of SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Financials Select Sector 0.15% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 134 of the 164 other single-sector funds charge more, 15 the same and 15 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
As of
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Financials Select Sector is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from SPDR, launched in 2015.
It tracks the S&P Financials Select Sector Daily Capped 35/20 Index.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.15% a year — about £15 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Single sectors: Funds focused on one industry — banks, energy, defence, mining and so on.
Key facts
- Ticker
- GXLF
- ISIN
- IE00BWBXM500
- Also listed as
- SXLF (London Stock Exchange, US dollars), ZPDF (Xetra, euros)
- Provider
- SPDR
- Tracks
- S&P Financials Select Sector Daily Capped 35/20 Index
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.15% a year · about £15 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £562m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- UK reporting fund status
- Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
- Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
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- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Single sectors
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £47.11 on 14/11/2025 to £52.75 on 13/11/2026 (+12.0%). The lowest close shown was £42.97 on 27/03/2026 and the highest £52.75 on 13/11/2026.
One close a week. Before 27/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
240 weekly closes, from 08/04/2022 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
- Holdings
- 76
- on record
- Ten largest
- 57.3%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 19
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 13.2%
- Berkshire Hathaway · Class B
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway · Class BBRK.BFinancialsUnited States | 13.17% |
| 2 | JP Morgan ChaseJPMFinancialsUnited States | 11.08% |
| 3 | Visa · Class AVFinancialsUnited States | 8.90% |
| 4 | Mastercard · Class AMAFinancialsUnited States | 6.55% |
| 5 | Bank of AmericaBACFinancialsUnited States | 4.00% |
| 6 | Wells FargoWFCFinancialsUnited States | 3.17% |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs GroupGSFinancialsUnited States | 3.13% |
| 8 | Morgan StanleyMSFinancialsUnited States | 2.69% |
| 9 | CitigroupCFinancialsUnited States | 2.46% |
| 10 | American ExpressAXPFinancialsUnited States | 2.12% |
As of , holdings as published
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 76 largest and what changed since .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 76 holdings; the ten largest make up 57.3% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1 and 3 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 188 rolling 12-month returns since April 2022, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since April 2022, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Moves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (153 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of GXLF?
The ongoing charge of GXLF is 0.15% a year — about £15 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Financials Select Sector 0.15% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 134 of the 164 other single-sector funds charge more, 15 the same and 15 less (share classes counted once).
What does GXLF track?
GXLF tracks the S&P Financials Select Sector Daily Capped 35/20 Index.
Is GXLF accumulating or distributing?
GXLF is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of GXLF?
The ISIN of GXLF is IE00BWBXM500. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; GXLF is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as SXLF (London Stock Exchange, US dollars) and ZPDF (Xetra, euros).
What does GXLF hold?
As of 05/11/2026, GXLF holds 76 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Berkshire Hathaway · Class B at 13.17% of the fund; the ten largest make up 57.3%. Its ten largest holdings are Berkshire Hathaway · Class B (13.17%), JP Morgan Chase (11.08%), Visa · Class A (8.90%), Mastercard · Class A (6.55%), Bank of America (4.00%), Wells Fargo (3.17%), Goldman Sachs Group (3.13%), Morgan Stanley (2.69%), Citigroup (2.46%) and American Express (2.12%).
What were GXLF’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of GXLF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2023 +6.1%, 2024 +33.4%, 2025 +5.3%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +10.2%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has GXLF done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 GXLF’s total return was +57.4%, or +22.9% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
- Fund documents
- Fund page at State Street Global Advisors · Key investor information document (KIID) · Factsheet (links checked )
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