ETF · SPDR
SXLB S&P US Materials Select Sector
ISIN IE00BWBXM831London Stock Exchange: SXLBState Street Corp.
- Single sectors
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE$52.66
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.15% a year
- Fund size
- £44.2m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, SXLB (S&P US Materials Select Sector, ISIN IE00BWBXM831) closed at $52.66 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 price changed by +27.9%, or −0.2% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +22.6%
- +18.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +32.0%
- +19.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +27.9%
- −0.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,279 on 13/11/2026 — about £998 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: worked out from recorded daily closes. 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 Materials Select Sector in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −1.2%, 2023 +6.3%, 2024 +0.7%, 2025 +3.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +16.8%. Returns of SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Materials Select Sector in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +12.0%; to 30/09/2025: −6.0%; to 30/09/2024: +14.6%; to 30/09/2023: +5.1%; to 30/09/2022: +8.7%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +16.8% | +13.1% | |
| to | +3.7% | +0.1% | |
| to | +0.7% | −2.7% | |
| +6.3% | +2.1% | ||
| −1.2% | −9.6% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +12.0% | +8.1% |
| from | −6.0% | −9.6% |
| from | +14.6% | +11.7% |
| from | +5.1% | −1.2% |
| from | +8.7% | −0.1% |
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)
16.1%over 5 years
| 1 year | 16.1% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 15.0% |
| 5 years | 16.1% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −18.8%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −15.7%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +30.4%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 0.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Materials Select Sector in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 16.1% over 1 year, 15.0% over 3 years, 16.1% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Materials Select Sector since November 2021, in pounds: −18.8% from 18/10/2024 to 11/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Materials Select Sector in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −15.7% (12 months to 11/04/2025); the highest was +30.4% (12 months to 10/04/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Materials Select Sector was at its highest weekly close since November 2021, 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 Materials 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 Materials Select Sector is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from SPDR, launched in 2015.
It tracks the S&P Materials 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
- SXLB
- ISIN
- IE00BWBXM831
- Also listed as
- ZPDM (Xetra, euros)
- Provider
- SPDR
- Tracks
- S&P Materials 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
- £44.2m
- 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
- USD
- Category
- Single sectors
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from $44.06 on 14/11/2025 to $52.66 on 13/11/2026 (+19.5%). The lowest close shown was $42.85 on 21/11/2025 and the highest $54.00 on 26/08/2026.
One close a week. Before 31/07/2026 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
261 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 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
- 24
- on record
- Ten largest
- 76.0%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 11
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 21.2%
- Linde
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LindeLINMaterialsUnited States | 21.17% |
| 2 | NewmontNEMMaterialsUnited States | 11.11% |
| 3 | Freeport-McMoRanFCXMaterialsUnited States | 7.33% |
| 4 | Sherwin-WilliamsSHWMaterialsUnited States | 7.02% |
| 5 | EcolabECLMaterialsUnited States | 6.80% |
| 6 | Air Products and ChemicalsAPDMaterialsUnited States | 6.07% |
| 7 | CRHCRHMaterialsUnited States | 5.59% |
| 8 | NucorNUEMaterialsUnited States | 4.91% |
| 9 | Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company)VMCMaterialsUnited States | 3.26% |
| 10 | Martin Marietta MaterialsMLMMaterialsUnited States | 2.79% |
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 24 largest and what changed since .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 24 holdings; the ten largest make up 76.0% 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, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 253 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 149 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since November 2021, 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 (152 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of SXLB?
The ongoing charge of SXLB 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 Materials 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 SXLB track?
SXLB tracks the S&P Materials Select Sector Daily Capped 35/20 Index.
Is SXLB accumulating or distributing?
SXLB 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 SXLB?
The ISIN of SXLB is IE00BWBXM831. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; SXLB is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as ZPDM (Xetra, euros).
What does SXLB hold?
As of 05/11/2026, SXLB holds 24 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Linde at 21.17% of the fund; the ten largest make up 76.0%. Its ten largest holdings are Linde (21.17%), Newmont (11.11%), Freeport-McMoRan (7.33%), Sherwin-Williams (7.02%), Ecolab (6.80%), Air Products and Chemicals (6.07%), CRH (5.59%), Nucor (4.91%), Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company) (3.26%) and Martin Marietta Materials (2.79%).
What were SXLB’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of SXLB in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −1.2%, 2023 +6.3%, 2024 +0.7%, 2025 +3.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +16.8%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has SXLB done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 SXLB’s price changed by +27.9%, or −0.2% 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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