The 10 Most Massive SPDR ETFs On The Market

Published on August 30, 2013 at 11:06 pm by Alexandr Oleinic in ETF Trading, Lists

Looking for SPDR ETFs? You’ve come to the right place, at least for education on the subject. ETFs generally offer investors the possibility of a single investment in a variety of securities or stocks, while at the same time benefiting from price flexibility. With their boom in popularity, there are currently over 50 issuers of ETF products, and State Street Global Advisors is one of the largest.

Headquarted in Boston, State Street Global Advisors was founded as a part of State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT) in 1978, and a couple of years ago, its Assets Under Management were estimated to some $1.4 trillion. It has over 120 U.S.-listed ETFs, also known as SPDR ETFs, with an average expense ratio of 0.36%.

WIth this in mind, it will be useful for you to understand what the largest SPDR ETFs are, and the most rudimentary way to gauge size is by AUM (assets under management). In a style similar to our coverage of the biggest bond ETFs, let’s look at the top 10. We’ll also tell you what each index tracks, which will the be the most important factor in your investment decision. Some highlights include SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSEARCA:GLD), Select Sector Financial Slct Str SPDR Fd (NYSEARCA:XLF) and more.

Let’s take a look at the largest SPDR ETFs and quit our yapping:

No. 10 Health Care SPDR (ETF) (NYSEARCA:XLV)

XLV data by YCharts

Assets Under Management: $7.2 million
The Index the ETF tracks: Health Care Select Sector Index
Average trading volume: $8.5 million
Year-to-date return: 24.1%

No. 9 Energy Select Sector SPDR (ETF) (NYSEARCA:XLE)

XLE data by YCharts

Assets Under Management: $8 million
The Index the ETF tracks: Energy Select Sector Index
Average trading volume: $10.8 million
Year-to-date return: 12%

No. 8 SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bnd ETF (NYSEARCA:JNK)

JNK data by YCharts

Assets Under Management: $9.1 million
The Index the ETF tracks: Barclays Capital High Yield Very Liquid Index
Average trading volume: $7.8 million
Year-to-date return: -3.8%

No. 7 Technology SPDR (ETF) (NYSEARCA:XLK)

XLK data by YCharts

Assets Under Management: $11.5 million
The Index the ETF tracks: Technology Select Sector Index
Average trading volume: $8.1 million
Year-to-date return: 10%

No. 6 SPDR S&P Dividend (ETF) (NYSEARCA:SDY)

SDY data by YCharts

Assets Under Management: $12.4 million
The Index the ETF tracks: S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index
Average trading volume: $1 million
Year-to-date return: 16.7%

No. 5 SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEARCA:DIA)

DIA data by YCharts

Assets Under Management: $12.5 million
The Index the ETF tracks: Dow Jones Industrial Average
Average trading volume: $6.5 million
Year-to-date return: 14.6%

No. 4 SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:MDY)

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Assets Under Management: $13.5 million
The Index the ETF tracks: S&P MidCap 400 Index
Average trading volume: $2.2 million
Year-to-date return: 17.3%

No. 3 Select Sector Financial Slct Str SPDR Fd (NYSEARCA:XLF)

XLF data by YCharts

Assets Under Management: $15.4 million
The Index the ETF tracks: Financial Select Sector Index
Average trading volume: $49.3 million
Year-to-date return: 20.6%