- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 1 Iron Street Boston MA United States of America 2210
- IPO Date
- Oct 8, 2015
- Business
- State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Real Estate Select Sector Index. The fund employs a full replication technique to track the index, which consists of equity real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate operating companies from the S&P 500 Index, excluding mortgage REITs; key holdings include Prologis Inc. (PLD), Welltower Inc. (WELL), American Tower Corp. (AMT), Equinix Inc. (EQIX), and Simon Property Group Inc. (SPG), among others representing diversified REITs (industrial, residential, retail, office, health care, hotel and resort, specialized), real estate management and development. Launched on October 7, 2015, by State Street Global Advisors, Inc., a subsidiary of State Street Corporation headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, XLRE operates passively with quarterly rebalancing and focuses on U.S. large-cap growth and value stocks in the real estate sector. Geographically, the fund invests exclusively in U.S.-domiciled companies and trades on the NYSE Arca exchange.
In recent developments, XLRE maintains its core passive strategy amid ongoing quarterly index rebalances, with top holdings adjustments reflecting market cap shifts as of December 2025; the fund paid its latest quarterly dividend of $0.317 per share on September 24, 2025, supporting a trailing twelve-month yield of approximately 3.4%. No major acquisitions, funding rounds, partnerships, or strategic reorganizations have been reported for the ETF itself in the last 1-2 years, as it adheres to its benchmark-tracking mandate under SSGA Funds Management, Inc. The fund continues to serve institutional and retail investors targeting real estate sector exposure, with assets under management reflecting steady inflows and a gross expense ratio of 0.08%.