The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI) was launched on December 16, 1998, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Industrials - Broad segment of the equity market.An increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.Investor-friendly, sector ETFs provide many options to gain low ri ...