ETF·NYSE
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK)
- Net assets
- $127.30B
- Expense ratio
- 0.08%
- Yield
- 0.43%
- 52-week range
- $126.68 $203.25
The short version
Where XLK stands today, in four lines, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
XLK at a glance
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): Buy, 71/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Mixed: the price is above its 200-day but below its 50-day moving average ($167.51 and $189.93).
- Fund Expense ratio 0.08%, $127.3B in net assets, +39.5% total return over 1 year.
Figures as of October 17, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) earns a CleaRank rating of Buy with a model score of 71/100.
Trend contributes the most to that score: the price is 9.53% above its 200-day average, and the 50-day average is 13.39% above the 200-day. Momentum is the main drag, since the 14-day RSI of 33.3 lands in the bearish zone. Current levels are a 50-day average of $189.93 and a 200-day average of $167.51, and the price has climbed 28.97% across the past year.
Only on CleaRank
Figures we compute ourselves from XLK's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
Price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
3/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $183.47 is 3.4% below the 50-day simple moving average of $189.93.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 9.5% above the 200-day simple moving average of $167.51.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($189.93) is 13.4% above the 200-day average ($167.51), the arrangement of a rising longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 74% of its 52-week range, between $126.68 and $203.25.
XLK share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far XLK has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where XLK sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
Fund facts and valuation
What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.
Fund checks
4/5Expense ratio at or below 0.20% ›
The fund charges 0.08% a year, $8.00 on a $10,000 holding.Over $1B in net assets ›
Net assets total $127.3B.No sector above 35% of the fund ›
The largest sector, Technology, makes up 100.0% of the fund.Pays a distribution ›
The distribution yield is 0.43%.Positive return over one year ›
The fund family reports a one-year total return of 39.47%.
XLK Fund Facts
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF is a technology-focused exchange-traded fund designed to track the Technology Select Sector Index, giving investors broad exposure to large U.S. companies in the information technology space. The fund concentrates on industries such as semiconductors, software, technology hardware, communications equipment, IT services, and electronic components, making it a targeted way to access the sector’s core business activity.
Sector weights
Trailing total returns
| Period | XLK |
|---|---|
| YTD | 36.41% |
| 1 month | 5.07% |
| 3 months | 2.82% |
| 1 year | 39.47% |
| 3 years | 34.50% |
| 5 years | 22.14% |
| 10 years | 24.67% |
As of Oct 17, 2026, XLK has an expense ratio of 0.08%, $127.30B in net assets and a distribution yield of 0.43%.
Fund reference data as of Oct 17, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund; returns are total returns and can differ from price change.
Key statistics
The headline figures for XLK.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of XLK's holdings, performance and risks.
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rests on a single sector: Technology makes up 100.0% of the fund. Because nearly all holdings sit in that one area, XLK tends to move in step with it. The fund is run by State Street Investment Management and launched on December 16, 1998.
Each year the fund charges an expense ratio of 0.08%. On a $10,000 holding that works out to $8.00 annually. Total net assets stand at $127.3B, and the distribution yield is 0.43%. Portfolio turnover is 5%.
Day-to-day swings are the first thing to keep in view for State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK), which has moved 1.30% on an average session. Concentration is the second. With Technology at 100.0% of the fund, any setback in that sector would press on nearly the entire portfolio.
AI analysis and technicals
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
2/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 33.3, showing bearish momentum without being oversold.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 33.3 is below the 50 midpoint, so sellers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is positive, so the 12-day average is above the 26-day average.
CleaRank AI analysis of XLK
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) is caught between its two moving averages. Priced at $183.47, the fund stands 9.53% above its 200-day average of $167.51 but 3.40% below its 50-day average of $189.93. The price sits at 74% of its 52-week range and is 9.73% below the 52-week high of $203.25. The 50-day average is 13.39% above the 200-day average, and that gap would shrink if the price keeps trading under the shorter average.
A recent pullback sits inside a stronger longer record: the price fell 0.25% over the past month, rose 4.49% over the past three months and rose 28.97% over the past year. On momentum, the 14-day RSI reads 33.3, in the bearish zone, above the oversold line, although the MACD line is positive, which pulls the other way. The price fell 3.02% in the last session on volume 76.5% above its average.
- Keep an eye on the two closest levels: the 50-day SMA at $189.93 sits above the price, and the 200-day SMA at $167.51 sits below it.
- A 14-day RSI of 33.3 places the reading in the bearish zone, while the MACD line is positive. Readings above 70 or below 30 signal stretched momentum.
- Fees add up over time. At 0.08% a year, XLK takes $8.00 for every $10,000 invested.
XLK's trend reads as mixed. The price is above its 200-day average of $167.51 but under its 50-day average of $189.93. Closing above the 50-day would flip both signals to upward, while closing below the 200-day would flip both to downward. For now, the price is wedged between the 200-day SMA ($167.51) below and the 50-day SMA ($189.93) above.
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) shows an RSI in the bearish band, a reading that makes a quick rebound harder to achieve.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for XLK, from its daily closes.
As of October 17, 2026, with XLK at $183.47, its 14-day RSI is 33.3 (showing bearish momentum without being oversold), its 50-day simple moving average is $189.93 and its 200-day is $167.51.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 17, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26).
What XLK moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 17, 2026, XLK's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.89 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.97 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.42 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.18 with gold (XAU).
A trade plan, if you want one
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
XLK trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Long entry pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
These levels come from XLK's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much XLK tends to move, against the market and on its own.
The long record
XLK's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
4/4Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 1.30% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 31.1%, from December 2021 to October 2022, regained by June 2023.Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
89% of 1-year holding periods in the last 10 years ended with a gain.Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in October 2016 is now worth $94,663, against $42,055 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
XLK Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 17, 2026, XLK's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years with dividends reinvested was -31.1% (December 2021 to October 2022); it regained that peak by June 2023, 8 months after the low, and 89% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.
From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into XLK in October 2016 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: XLK beat the S&P 500 over this period: $94,663 against $42,055.
A $10,000 investment in XLK in October 2016 would be worth about $94,663 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $42,055 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to XLK, and which have not.
Strongest month, May: an average of +5.55%, up in 7 of 10 years.
Weakest month, February: an average of -0.28%, up in 7 of 10 years.
This month, October: has averaged +1.70%, up in 6 of 9 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 10 years, XLK's strongest calendar month has been May (average +5.55%, up in 7 of 10 years) and its weakest February (average -0.28%, up in 7 of 10 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 10 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.
Long-term scenarios
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in XLK, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 10-year Monte Carlo simulation projects that a $10,000 investment in XLK today could grow to about $27,491 by 2036 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $76,027 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $9,941. The simulation models price only; at today's 0.43% yield, dividends would add to these figures. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
XLK 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in share prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $275 for XLK by 2030 in the base case, from $183 today (1.5x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $144. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on XLK's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $147 | $203 | $280 | |
| 2028 | $143 | $225 | $354 | |
| 2029 | $142 | $248 | $434 | |
| 2030 | $144 | $275 | $523 | |
| 2031 | $148 | $304 | $625 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of XLK's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles.
Questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 17, 2026.