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Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) Price, Holdings, & News

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$76.32 +0.92 (+1.22%)
Closing price 04/11/2025 04:10 PM Eastern
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$76.36 +0.05 (+0.06%)
As of 04/11/2025 07:59 PM Eastern
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About Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLU)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$74.43
$76.59
50-Day Range
$73.09
$80.27
52-Week Range
$62.55
$83.41
Volume
14.42 million shs
Average Volume
11.13 million shs
Market Capitalization
$17.18 billion
Assets Under Management
$17.03 billion
Dividend Yield
2.99%
Net Expense Ratio
0.09%
Aggregate Rating
Moderate Buy

ETF Overview

Select Sector Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (the Fund), formerly Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund, seeks to provide investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the Utilities Select Sector of the S&P 500 Index (the Index). The Index includes companies from industries, such as electric utilities, multi-utilities, independent power producers and energy traders, and gas utilities. The Fund utilizes a passive or indexing investment approach to attempt to approximate the investment performance of the Index. The Fund's investment advisor is SSgA Funds Management, Inc.

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Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund Expenses

TypeXLUUtilities ETFsEquity ETFsNYSEARCA ETFsAll ETFs
Management Fee0.03%0.42%0.56%0.52%0.53%
Other Expenses0.06%0.63%0.49%0.56%0.52%
Total Expense0.09%0.73%0.72%0.73%0.71%
Fee Waiver0.00%-0.87%-0.49%-0.66%-0.55%
Net Expense0.09%0.49%0.63%0.58%0.60%
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XLU ETF News Headlines

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XLU ETF - Frequently Asked Questions

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund's stock was trading at $75.69 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, XLU shares have increased by 0.8% and is now trading at $76.32.
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Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund's top institutional investors include Kwmg LLC (0.05%), GAMMA Investing LLC (0.05%), Advisory Alpha LLC (0.04%) and Lake Hills Wealth Management LLC (0.04%).

Shares of XLU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund investors own include Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Cisco Systems (CSCO), NVIDIA (NVDA), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), Meta Platforms (META), AbbVie (ABBV) and Chevron (CVX).

Fund Details

Issuer
SSgA
Fund Name
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
Tax Classification
Regulated Investment Company
Stock Exchange
NYSEARCA
Current Symbol
NYSEARCA:XLU
Inception Date
12/16/1998
Fund Manager
Mike Feehily, Karl Schneider, Dwayne Hancock
Previous Symbol
NYSE:XLU

Fund Focus

Asset Class
Equity
Benchmark
S&P Utilities Select Sector Index
Category
Sector
Focus
Utilities
Development Level
Developed Markets
Region
North America
Number of Holdings
41

Fund Statistics

Assets Under Management
$16.77 billion
Average Daily Volume
$13.93 million
Discount/Premium
-0.05%

Administrator, Advisor and Custodian

Administrator
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Advisor
SSgA Funds Management, Inc.
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Distributor
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc.
Transfer Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Trustee
N/A
Lead Market Maker
Jane Street

Options

Optionable
Optionable
Options Volume
21,323
Put Options
10,133
Call Options
11,190
Short Interest
18,500,000 shs

Miscellaneous

Beta
0.55
Creation Unit
50,000
Creation Fee
$500.00
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This page (NYSEARCA:XLU) was last updated on 4/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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