- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- 1 Iron Street Boston MA United States of America 2210
- IPO Date
- Nov 15, 2005
- Business
- SPDR S&P Insurance ETF (KIE), managed by State Street Global Advisors, seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, closely correspond to the total return performance of the S&P Insurance Select Industry Index. The ETF tracks an equal-weighted index comprising approximately 55 U.S. insurance companies across subsectors including property and casualty insurers, life and health insurers, reinsurance firms, insurance brokers, and multi-line insurers; top holdings as of late 2025 include Lemonade Inc. (LMND), White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. (WTM), Ryan Specialty Holdings Inc. (RYAN), W.R. Berkley Corp. (WRB), Loews Corp. (L), Cincinnati Financial Corp. (CINF), Unum Group (UNM), CNO Financial Group Inc. (CNO), American International Group Inc. (AIG), and RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (RNR). Launched on November 8, 2005, and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the fund targets institutional and retail investors seeking diversified exposure to the U.S. insurance industry within the broader financials sector, with assets under management around $680-$730 million, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a beta of 0.75, and a trailing twelve-month dividend yield of approximately 1.65%. The ETF operates exclusively in U.S. equity markets, with no international holdings or subsidiaries reported. Recent developments include quarterly dividend declarations such as $0.16952 per share in September 2025, $0.16403 in June 2025, and $0.29595 in March 2025, alongside portfolio adjustments reflecting sector resilience amid insurance inflation easing and higher interest rates benefiting reserve portfolios; institutional ownership remains stable with major holders like JPMorgan Chase & Co., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., and LPL Financial LLC, though no major acquisitions, funding rounds, or strategic alliances specific to the ETF were announced in 2024-2025. Performance highlights feature year-to-date gains of roughly 3.67%-6.55% through late 2025, with a one-year total return around 1.30%-18.99% including dividends, underscoring the fund's medium-risk profile in a stabilizing property and casualty insurance market.