What is XLU?

XLU tracks a market-cap-weighted index of US utilities stocks drawn exclusively from the S&P 500.

PERFORMANCE [as of 03/27/23] 1 MONTH 3 MONTHS YTD 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
XLU 0.14% -7.15% -6.03% -6.88% 9.03% 8.95% 9.06%
XLU (NAV) 0.13% -7.16% -6.03% -6.89% 9.02% 8.95% 9.07%
S&P Utilities Select Sector Index 0.15% -7.15% -6.02% -6.85% 9.13% 9.06% 9.21%
MSCI USA IMI Utilities -- -- -- -- -- -- --
All returns over 1 year are annualized. All returns are total returns unless otherwise stated.

XLU Factset Analytics Insight

XLU, a hugely popular fund, only invests in utilities companies that are included in the S&P 500. This is both an advantage and a weakness. The fund dominates its segment, with huge assets and volume, but it's also more concentrated in a handful of large firms. Competing utilities ETFs offer broader exposure to the full market-cap spectrum, meaning XLU is not the best Fit to our neutral utilities sector benchmark. Still, XLU is a solid choice for exposure to the segment.

XLU Summary Data

12/16/98
0.10%
$15.22B
MSCI USA IMI Utilities
Open-Ended Fund

Peers

MSCI USA IMI Utilities

Fund Flows

+$0.05B 5 Days
+$0.18B 30 Days
+$0.05B 90 Days

XLU Portfolio Data

$55.60B
20.34
2.11
3.16%
N/A
31

XLU Index Data

Market Cap
Committee
MSCI USA IMI Utilities

XLU Portfolio Management

0.10%
-0.08%
-0.01%
-0.13%

XLU Tax Exposures

20.00% / 39.60%
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Qualified dividends
No

XLU Fund Structure

Open-Ended Fund
No
Yes
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N/A
N/A
Low
Daily

Factset Analytics Block Liquidity

As of 03/28/23

This measurement shows how easy it is to trade a $1 million USD block of XLU. XLU is rated a 5 out of 5.

XLU Tradability

13,912,277
$927.29M
12,468,236
$857.15M
0.01%
$0.01
0.00%
0.12% / -0.06%
None
100.00%
50,000
249.36
0.01%
0.07%
281,185
$65.78
5

XLU Sector/Industry Breakdown

XLU Segment
Benchmark
99.91% --
0.09% --

XLU Performance Statistics

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MSCI USA IMI Utilities

XLU Countries

XLU Segment
Benchmark
99.72% --

XLU Regions

XLU Segment
Benchmark
99.72% --

XLU Economic Development

XLU Segment
Benchmark
99.72% --
0.00% --

XLU Benchmark Comparison Holdings

31
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XLU Benchmark Comparison Summary

XLU Segment
Benchmark
31 --
$55.60B --
20.34 --
2.11 --
3.04% --
High --

XLU Benchmark Comparison Market Cap Size

XLU Segment
Benchmark
96.97% --
2.75% --
0.00% --
0.00% --

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