ETF Spotlight on SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEArca: XRT), part of an ongoing series. U.S. retail sales were unchanged in August, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. The report was weaker than expected.
Assets: $558.03 million.
Objective: The SPDR S&P Retail ETF tries to reflect the performance of the companies in the retail sub-sector.
Holdings: Top holdings include: Pricesmart Inc (NasdaqGS: PSMT) 1.69%, Monro Muffler Brake (NasdaqGS: MNRO) 1.37%, Wet Seal (NasdaqGS: WTSLA)1.37%, Whole Foods Mkt (NasdaqGS: WFM) 1.33% and Autonation (NYSE: AN)1.30%.