Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU)
Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of the S&P Utilities Select Sector Index. The XLU ETF contains 28 constituents. It is focused on value holdings in the North America region.
Price $62.16 as of 2022-10-20Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 3.27% |
| Expense ratio | 0.12% |
| Average spread | 0.016% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 0.136% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -3.3% | -1.9% | 10.3% | -4.3% | 4.3% | -4.9% | 5.4% | 0.5% | -11.3% | -5.1% | -10.1% | ||
| 2021 | -0.9% | -6.1% | 10.6% | 4.2% | -2.3% | -2.2% | 4.3% | 3.9% | -6.1% | 4.7% | -1.7% | 9.7% | 18.1% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -9.9% | -10.0% | 3.3% | 4.2% | -4.7% | 7.8% | -2.6% | 1.1% | 5.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 2.5% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | 4.1% | 2.8% | 0.9% | -0.8% | 3.2% | -0.1% | 5.1% | 4.3% | -0.8% | -1.9% | 3.3% | 23.6% |
| 2018 | -3.1% | -3.9% | 3.8% | 2.0% | -1.1% | 2.8% | 1.6% | 1.3% | -0.6% | 2.0% | 3.5% | -4.0% | 4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | 5.3% | -0.1% | 0.8% | 4.1% | -2.7% | 2.4% | 3.3% | -2.8% | 3.9% | 2.7% | -6.1% | 12.1% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | 1.9% | 8.0% | -2.4% | 1.5% | 7.6% | -0.7% | -5.5% | 0.4% | 0.9% | -5.4% | 4.9% | 16.1% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -6.4% | -1.0% | -0.5% | 0.6% | -6.0% | 6.1% | -3.5% | 2.9% | 1.1% | -2.1% | 2.1% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 4.2% | -1.1% | 4.4% | -6.8% | 4.9% | -1.9% | 8.0% | 1.2% | 3.6% | 26.4% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | 2.3% | 5.4% | 6.0% | -9.1% | 0.9% | 4.3% | -5.0% | 1.1% | 3.8% | -1.9% | 0.9% | 13.5% |
| 2012 | -3.6% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 0.6% | 4.1% | 2.5% | -4.1% | 1.2% | 1.4% | -4.3% | -0.0% | 1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.2% | 4.0% | 2.1% | -0.1% | -0.9% | 2.2% | 0.2% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 3.3% | 18.2% |
| 16.8% | -9.2% | 34.6% | 20.1% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 26.0% | 0.4% | -11.5% | 28.6% | -8.2% | 18.4% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 1.49 | |||||||||
| 2021 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 2.00 | ||||||||
| 2020 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 1.97 | ||||||||
| 2019 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 1.91 | ||||||||
| 2018 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 1.76 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.51 | 1.75 | ||||||||
| 2016 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.46 | 1.66 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.45 | 1.59 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.42 | 1.51 | ||||||||
| 2013 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 1.47 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 1.44 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 1.37 | ||||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.62 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.05 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| NextEra Energy, Inc. | 17.90% |
| Duke Energy Corporation | 8.33% |
| Southern Company | 7.02% |
| Dominion Energy Inc | 6.52% |
| Exelon Corporation | 5.45% |
| American Electric Power Company, Inc. | 4.47% |
| Sempra Energy | 4.37% |
| Xcel Energy Inc. | 3.66% |
| Public Service Enterprise Group Inc | 3.43% |
| American Water Works Company, Inc. | 3.36% |
| Eversource Energy | 3.11% |
| WEC Energy Group Inc | 3.01% |
| Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 2.85% |
| Edison International | 2.52% |
| PPL Corporation | 2.36% |
| Top 15 Weights | 78.36% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| XLU | FUTY | IDU | PUI | UTES | VPU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund | FIDELITY MSCI UTILITIES INDEX ETF | iShares U.S. Utilities ETF | PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio ETF | Reaves Utilities ETF | Vanguard Utilities ETF |
| Issuer | SPDR | Fidelity | iShares | Invesco | Virtus | Vanguard |
| Price | $62.16 | $40.41 | $77.22 | $31.29 | $41.259 | $135.65 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.12% |  0.08% |  0.43% | 0.6% | 0.49% | 0.1% |
| Average Spread | 0.016% | 0.049% | 0.039% | 0.128% | 0.170% | 0.022% |
| AUM | $11,396,500,000 | $1,063,690,000 | $769,058,000 | $40,841,100 | $34,768,800 | $4,668,410,000 |
| Shares | 183,341,802 | 26,322,447 | 9,959,311 | 1,305,245 | 842,697 | 34,415,107 |
| Average Daily Volume | 17,636,133 | 451,444 | 105,125 | 14,360 | 5,480 | 392,390 |
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| Inception Date | 1998-12-16 | 2013-10-21 | 2000-06-12 | 2005-10-26 | 2015-09-23 | 2004-01-26 |
| Index Tracked | S&P Utilities Select Sector Index | MSCI US Investable Market Utilities 25/50 Index | N/A | DWA Utilities Technical Leaders Index | No Underlying Index | MSCI US Investable Market Utilities 25/50 Index |
| Category | Utilities Equities | Utilities Equities | Utilities Equities | Utilities Equities | Utilities Equities | Utilities Equities |
| Asset Class | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity |
| Asset Class Size | Large Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps |
| Value or Growth | Value | Value | Value | Blend | Blend | Value |
| Region | North America | North America | North America | North America | North America | North America |
| Countries | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $2.032 | $0.969 | $1.991 | $0.709 | $0.7 | $4.446 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.033% | 0.024% | 0.026% | 0.023% | 0.017% | 0.033% |
| Number of Holdings | 28 | 67 | 47 | 38 | 21 | 63 |
| YTD Return | -11.28% | -11.51% | -11.20% | -10.95% | -12.32% | -11.28% |
| Beta | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.91 |
| Upside Beta | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.35 | 0.12 | 0.80 | 0.29 |
| Downside Beta | 0.19 | -0.29 | 0.19 | -0.13 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| Volatility 1Y | 20.14% | 19.82% | 19.65% | 19.93% | 20.80% | 19.85% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | 0.05 | 0.00 | -0.01 | -0.16 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |