Materials ETFs

In what has been a banner year for the materials sector, plenty of the corresponding exchange-traded funds are delivering memorable performances. Somewhere between the solid showings offered by traditional materials ETFs and the spectacular returns offered by niche funds lies the SPDR Index Shares...

Somewhat quietly, the materials sector is enjoying a very solid year. The Materials Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLB) is up 15.2 percent, putting the largest materials exchange-traded fund in the upper echelon of the sector SPDR ETFs. Although the materials sector is one of the smallest sector...

A simplistic view would be to say the Utilities SPDR ETF (NYSE: XLU) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (ETF) (NYSE: XLE) are impressing this year. So is the Materials Select Sector SDPR (NYSE: XLB). Beyond that, there is not a lot to brag about among the major sector exchange-traded funds. The...