XLB, a well-established ETF focusing on material stocks in the S&P 500, has underperformed the diversified bellwether this year. We measure XLB's qualities against its closest peer - VAW and feel it ...
The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (XLB) is a $2 billion ETF, one of 11 members of the Sector "Spiders" which were incepted last century, were one of the early batch of popular ETFs (and still ...