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SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) trend?

I came across a sector ETF that presumably should be trending downward, in light of sequestration, talk of defense cuts, etc.:

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR)

Yet over the past year, the ETF has just trended upward with the market. Any idea what's going on?

1 response

Well, it's not a futures index. What companies is it holding? And what are they worth right now?

http://etfdb.com/etf/XAR/holdings/