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XAR · State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
Over the last 15 years (2011-10 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in XAR with dividends reinvested grew to $102,382, 16.67% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -31.94%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2011-10 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How XAR held up in past market crashes
XAR has been through 3 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 45.9% in the 2020 COVID crash, when the S&P 500 fell 34.1%. It took 10 months from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | XAR deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -25.5% | -20.2% | Sep 2018 to Dec 2018 | 5 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -45.9% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 10 months |
| 2022 bear market | -27.8% | -25.4% | Mar 2022 to Sep 2022 | 14 months |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About XAR
State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF is an exchange-traded fund that provides focused exposure to U.S. aerospace and defense companies. The fund seeks to track the S&P Aerospace & Defense Select Industry Index, using a sampling approach and an equal-weighted structure that reduces concentration in any single holding.
Fund description from our market-data provider.
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