Yahoo · Sep 1, 2026
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Lockheed Martin, RTX, Northrop Grumman, ITA, PPA and XAR
Renewed U.S.-Iran tensions are fueling defense demand, spotlighting ETFs offering diversified exposure to aerospace and defense stocks.
XA
AMEX · XAR
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
Financial Services · Asset Management
$239.46
Down-$0.08 (-0.03%)
Updated Sep 25, 2026, 6:52 PM
SID Score
3.9/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
54/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 4.61B
- P/E ratio
- —
- Dividend yield
- 0.59%
- 52-week range
- $236.25 – $297.79
- Volume
- 236.75K
- Avg. volume
- 148.14K
Price performance
XAR price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
XAR closed at $239.46 after 20 trading sessions, down 9.99% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $239.46
- Period change
- -9.99%
- Period low
- $239.37
- Period high
- $266.05
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | $237.95 | $241.97 | $236.25 | $239.46 | 236.75K |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $240.84 | $242.97 | $239.28 | $239.37 | 338.93K |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $245.80 | $245.80 | $238.1301 | $241.51 | 390.77K |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $241.82 | $244.8813 | $240.975 | $243.55 | 267.12K |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $241.57 | $242.49 | $238.21 | $239.86 | 259.18K |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $245.95 | $246.54 | $240.51 | $241.32 | 160.87K |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $241.80 | $244.78 | $239.31 | $242.29 | 238.67K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $243.37 | $244.84 | $237.88 | $241.53 | 1.73M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $242.53 | $244.96 | $241.35 | $242.83 | 247.08K |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $247.33 | $247.92 | $244.24 | $245.96 | 154.61K |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $244.42 | $249.52 | $243.84 | $244.66 | 169.08K |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $252.18 | $252.905 | $246.50 | $246.70 | 176.69K |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $252.63 | $255.26 | $251.92 | $253.27 | 164.23K |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $253.00 | $255.00 | $251.53 | $252.92 | 196.17K |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $253.10 | $253.98 | $249.2801 | $253.93 | 216.85K |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $253.21 | $253.58 | $249.25 | $250.21 | 242.67K |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $254.29 | $257.47 | $251.68 | $252.04 | 344.23K |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $260.00 | $260.03 | $255.46 | $256.52 | 237.85K |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $266.52 | $266.52 | $260.88 | $261.79 | 162.45K |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $267.37 | $267.37 | $263.73 | $266.05 | 130.46K |
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Company profile
In seeking to track the performance of the S&P Aerospace & Defense Select Industry Index (the "index"), the fund employs a sampling strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index represents the aerospace and defense segment of the S&P Total Market Index ("S&P TMI").
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Yahoo · Aug 31, 2026
Bet on These Defense ETFs Amid Renewed US-Iran Tensions
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SeekingAlpha · Aug 28, 2026
The S&P 500 Proved Me Wrong, But AI Is Hiding The War Damage
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Yahoo · Aug 26, 2026
Should You Invest in the State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR)?
Sector ETF report for XAR
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