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Inception date
Dec 16, 1998
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
SSgA Funds Management, Inc.
Distributor
ALPS Distributors, Inc.
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.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Utilities
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
Utilities against the S&PNot a great chart for Utilities against the S&P. Below 200 week, might go down to historic support or even breach it. Frankly I view Utilities as bullish with the expected data center needs + electricity demand growth however a stagflationary environment can be negative for utilities and a higher ra
XLU Could Be Headed LowerPressing on support with two major bars opening on their high and closing on there low. XLU is showing weakness after a double top bull leg in a larger bear trend. You might have to reread that a couple of time. There is also towards of pent up energy and momentum to the downside and an Anti formed
$XLU BullishLooking like Utilities are on a run. They are testing the $82.13 We could scalp a trade from $81.45 to $82.13 for a $0.60 scalp and hold contracts above this level. Looking at the gaps, they have all filled, so upside potential is very likely with the AMEX:SPY rising. Trade the Trend and Follow th
XLU approaches top of its trading rangeXLU is showing signs that its recent rally maybe coming to close and start selling off for a period of time
XLU is currently one of the top sector ETFs for defensive move
Its turn around over the past year shows the rotational shift away from risk to defensive
Currently its recent rally is
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
XLU trades at 81.50 USD today, its price has risen 3.64% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on XLU price chart.
XLU net asset value is 80.10 today — it's risen 7.02% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
XLU assets under management is 18.55 B USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
XLU price has risen by 2.90% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 8.88% increase. See more dynamics on XLU price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 7.02% over the last month, showed a 1.94% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 15.97% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 7.02% over the last month, showed a 1.94% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 15.97% in a year.
XLU fund flows account for 11.11 B USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
XLU invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
XLU expense ratio is 0.09%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, XLU isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
Yes, XLU pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.80%.
XLU trades at a premium (0.31%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
XLU shares are issued by State Street Corp.
XLU follows the S&P Utilities Select Sector. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Dec 16, 1998.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.