XAR State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
Trend channel, buy level and 3-month target. Information only, not financial advice.
Below the channel · 9-month channel falling
Closed below support (US$265.88). Treat the buy level with caution.
- 9-month channel read from
- US$265.88 – US$305.24 · falling, −17% a year
- 12-month channel
- US$265.77 – US$294.69 · going sideways, −2% a year
- Price in channel
- −98% (0% = floor, 100% = ceiling)
- Ceiling overhead
- US$294.69
- Published levels
- Buy and target are not from this channel — see below.
What broke this trend
- The fall
- -27% from US$296.6914 Aug 2026 → 22 Oct 2026
- Whose problem it was
- This company1 of 19 Asset Management - Global peers fell with it
- Does it resolve?
- Unsettled too close to a coin toss on the record to call
- Regained so far
- 14%of what it lost
- What the record says
- 42% of 22 comparable falls came back, typically in 49 days measured on its own peer group
Fell -27% (14 Aug 2026 → 22 Oct 2026); regained 14% so far; company-specific.
Reported at the time: Boeing And RTX Enter Agreements With The Pentagon To Increase Production Of Key Components Of Standard Missile-3 Block IB And Increase Production Of Components For Standard Missile-3 Block IIA Suface-To-Air Interceptors — 14 Aug 2026
Price history, with the path projected 3 months forward
Updated 11:24 PM ET (36 h ago)
- Daily close
- Upper trend line (9 months)
- Lower trend line (9 months)
- The same lines over the last 12 months
- Dashed after today: projected 3 months
- Our buy
- Our target
Suggested path
Buy now
US$227.44
last close · 30 Oct 2026
Our target
US$245.78
by 7 Dec 2026
Projected move
8.1%
gross, before costs
Last close is our buy.
Target: XAR's usual move size.
This move size: reached in 45% of 14 past stretches, typically in 35 days. (0.23% per day)
- Upper line touches
- 4
- Lower line touches
- 3
- Fit confidence
- 93%
- Fitted
- 1 Nov 2026
Company information
About State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
The State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) is designed to mirror the total return performance of the S&P Aerospace & Defense Select Industry Index, prior to deducting fees and expenses. This fund provides specific access to the Aerospace & Defense segment, featuring companies identified within this sector by the S&P Total Market Index. Utilizing a modified equal-weighting approach, the ETF strives to offer diversified, less concentrated exposure across large, mid, and small-capitalization stocks within the industry. This granular focus empowers investors to implement precise strategic or tactical investment maneuvers, providing a more targeted tool compared to broader sector-based investment options.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Global
- Country
- US
https://www.ssga.com/us/en/institutional/etfs/state-street-spdr-sp-aerospace-defense-etf-xar
Scorecard
Our own scores from the fundamentals below (not Morningstar ratings).
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Key statistics
- Market cap
- US$4.04B
- Enterprise value
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- Beta
- 1.26
- Avg volume
- 234.15K
- Revenue per share
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- Dividend yield
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- 52-week range
- 215.02-297.79
- Exchange
- AMEX
Key ratios
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- EV / EBITDA
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Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash flow
Trend lines are fitted to past swing highs and lows and may not continue. Information only, not financial advice.