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About SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST
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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.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Utilities
Stocks99.86%
Utilities99.86%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.14%
Mutual fund0.13%
Cash0.01%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
XLU top holdings are NextEra Energy, Inc. and Southern Company, occupying 11.25% and 7.96% of the portfolio correspondingly.
XLU last dividends amounted to 0.56 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.63 USD in dividends, which shows a 13.15% decrease.
XLU assets under management is 18.55 B USD. It's risen 10.06% over the last month.
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.
Yes, XLU pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.80%. The last dividend (Mar 26, 2025) amounted to 0.56 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
XLU shares are issued by State Street Corp. under the brand SPDR. The ETF was launched on Dec 16, 1998, and its management style is Passive.
XLU expense ratio is 0.09% meaning you'd have to pay 0.09% of your investment to help manage the fund.
XLU follows the S&P Utilities Select Sector. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
XLU invests in stocks.
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 trades at a premium (0.31%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.