XLK - State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Technology Select Sector Index (the "Index"). The Index seeks to provide an effective representation of the technology sector of the S&P 500 Index. Seeks to provide precise exposure to companies from technology hardware, storage and peripherals; software; communications equipment; semiconductors and semiconductor equipment; IT services; and electronic equipment, instruments and components industries.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $176.94, ATM IV 28.8%, max pain $150.00, net GEX $27.8M.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $96.23B
- Beta
- 1.26
- 52-Week Range
- 112.55-178.3
- Dividend Yield
- $0.76
- IPO Date
- Dec 22, 1998
- Exchange
- AMEX
What XLK Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 63.4% sits near the 1-year median, where strategy choice depends on directional conviction and the event calendar rather than vol regime alone; positive net gamma exposure ($27.8M) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.018) is roughly flat across the wings.
What This Page Covers
The XLK overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
Frequently asked XLK overview questions
- What is XLK?
- XLK is the ticker symbol for State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Technology Select Sector Index (the "Index"). The Index seeks to provide an effective representation of the technology sector of the S&P 500 Index. Listed on AMEX. XLK is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the XLK options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the XLK options snapshot shows spot at $176.94, ATM IV 28.8%, IV rank 63.4%, max pain $150.00, net GEX $27.8M, expected move 8.27%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are XLK's key statistics?
- State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) carries a market capitalization of $96.23B, 52-week range of 112.55-178.3. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does XLK belong to?
- State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare XLK's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the XLK data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.