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XLK vs. SPY

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

XLK
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SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

SPY
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Correlation

Snapshot
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XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Inception date
Dec 16 1998
Jan 22 1993
Expense ratio
0.10%
0.09%
XLK has a higher expense ratio than SPY by 0.01%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in XLK than SPY.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
XLK targets investing in US Equities, while SPY targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
State Street (SPDR)
State Street (SPDR)
XLK is managed by State Street (SPDR), while SPY is managed by State Street (SPDR).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$989,437,675
$33,257,618,740
Both XLK and SPY are considered high-volume assets. They’re less likely to be affected by issues like slippage and failed orders on Composer than low-volume assets.
AUM
$47,537,945,579
$400,404,126,565
XLK has more assets under management than SPY by $352,866,180,986. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
S&P Technology Select Sector Index
S&P 500 Index
XLK is based off of the S&P Technology Select Sector Index, while SPY is based off of the S&P 500 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
XLK and SPY use the same leverage ratio. Inverse and leveraged ETFs can be used to either take an opposite position or amplify returns of a given index.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
XLK and SPY both use a Passive investing strategy. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.
Dividend
No
No
XLK and SPY may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
SPY may issue a K1, while XLK does not. You can find non-K1 alternatives for SPY in its “Related ETFs” section.

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