Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU)

NYSEARCA: XLU · Real-Time Price · USD
88.91
+1.02 (1.16%)
At close: Oct 3, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
88.97
+0.06 (0.07%)
After-hours: Oct 3, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT
1.16%
Assets$21.33B
Expense Ratio0.08%
PE Ratio22.23
Shares Out242.97M
Dividend (ttm)$2.31
Dividend Yield2.60%
Ex-Dividend DateSep 22, 2025
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Payout Ratio57.72%
Volume12,565,642
Open88.16
Previous Close87.89
Day's Range88.09 - 89.73
52-Week Low71.02
52-Week High89.73
Beta0.60
Holdings34
Inception DateDec 16, 1998

About XLU

Fund Home Page

The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Utilities Select Sector index, a market-cap-weighted index of US utilities stocks drawn exclusively from the S&P 500. XLU was launched on Dec 16, 1998 and is issued by State Street.

Asset Class Equity
Category Utilities
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol XLU
ETF Provider State Street
Index Tracked S&P Utilities Select Sector

Top 10 Holdings

59.05% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
NextEra Energy, Inc.NEE11.91%
Constellation Energy CorporationCEG8.26%
The Southern CompanySO7.64%
Duke Energy CorporationDUK6.99%
Vistra Corp.VST4.77%
American Electric Power Company, Inc.AEP4.49%
SempraSRE4.31%
Dominion Energy, Inc.D3.86%
Xcel Energy Inc.XEL3.48%
Exelon CorporationEXC3.36%
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Dividends

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Sep 22, 2025$0.56783Sep 24, 2025
Jun 23, 2025$0.5574Jun 25, 2025
Mar 24, 2025$0.55503Mar 26, 2025
Dec 23, 2024$0.62799Dec 26, 2024
Sep 23, 2024$0.53949Sep 25, 2024
Jun 24, 2024$0.55508Jun 26, 2024
Full Dividend History

Performance

XLU had a total return of 12.32% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.82%.

News

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4 months ago - CNBC Television

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