XLBETF

State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF

$53.671d +1.8%5d +4.5%settled close · 2026-11-02

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Mkt cap $7.0B (11/2)β 0.5452w $49–54Shares 130.8MNYSE Arca since 1998

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Notable options days

Sessions in the last 120 where XLB’s settled options volume ran ≥ 2× its trailing 20-session baseline, or delta-dollar flow ran ≥ 2.5× — 11 of 120 sessions qualified.

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Date	Close	RVOL	Δ$ flow ($M)	Call %	LEAPS %	+20 sess.
2026-10-27
2026-09-28
2026-09-24
2026-08-24
2026-08-21
2026-08-18
2026-07-16
2026-06-30
2026-06-16
2026-05-15
2026-05-14

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