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XLUSPDRINDEX

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

$42.85+0.71% vs prior close
394852-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Oct 26, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.

In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes securities of companies from the following industries: electric utilities; water utilities; multi-utilities; independent power and renewable electricity producers; and gas utilities. The fund is non-diversified.

XLU price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateXLU close
Sep 28, 2026$39.25
Sep 29, 2026$39.71
Sep 30, 2026$39.44
Oct 1, 2026$39.68
Oct 2, 2026$39.83
Oct 5, 2026$39.97
Oct 6, 2026$41.16
Oct 7, 2026$41.15
Oct 8, 2026$41.07
Oct 9, 2026$41.41
Oct 12, 2026$41.63
Oct 13, 2026$41.87
Oct 14, 2026$41.72
Oct 15, 2026$41.65
Oct 16, 2026$42.21
Oct 19, 2026$41.36
Oct 20, 2026$41.88
Oct 21, 2026$42.00
Oct 22, 2026$42.87
Oct 23, 2026$42.56
Oct 26, 2026$42.55
Oct 27, 2026$42.85

Daily net flows, 1M

Net inflow over the range: +$969M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 20−$703.5MOct 22−$68.8MOct 26Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 20−$703.5MOct 22−$68.8MOct 26Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19−$703.5M−$68.8MOct 26
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 28$144.3M
Sep 29−$21.4M
Sep 30$222M
Oct 1$629.9M
Oct 2$382M
Oct 5$58M
Oct 6−$98.4M
Oct 7$315.7M
Oct 8$241.9M
Oct 9$114.8M
Oct 12−$20.5M
Oct 13$39.9M
Oct 14−$176.4M
Oct 15$283.5M
Oct 16−$201.6M
Oct 19−$182.7M
Oct 20$33.6M
Oct 21−$10.5M
Oct 22−$703.5M
Oct 23−$12.9M
Oct 26−$68.8M
The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$969M of net inflows over the past month, about 4.1% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +0.4% so far this year. At 0.090% a year, no lower reported fee appears among the alternatives shown here.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$23.7Bassets under management
0.090%expense ratio · $9 per $10,000 a year
+$969Mnet flow, trailing month
35.1Mavg daily volume, 30 days
31holdings · US-domiciled
1998listed December 16, 1998 · beta 0.11
The book at a glance
NEE+0.5%SO+0.1%DUK+0.3%CEG+2.6%AEP+0.8%D+0.4%SRE+0.9%ETR+0.9%XEL+0.4%VST+3.5%EXC+0.4%ED-0.3%WEC+0.3%PEG+1.0%AEE+0.6%ATO+0.0%PCG+0.9%DTE+0.7%AWK-0.4%CNP+1.9%PPL+0.7%ES+0.3%FE+0.2%EIX+0.7%CMS-0.8%NI+0.4%NRG+1.8%EVRG+0.8%LNT+0.8%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1NEENEXTERA ENERGY13.12%$82.42+0.5%
2SOSOUTHERN7.70%$92.65+0.1%
3DUKDUKE ENERGY7.16%$124.80+0.3%
4CEGCONSTELLATION ENERGY5.86%$258.98+2.6%
5AEPAMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO5.01%$130.30+0.8%
6DDOMINION ENERGY4.41%$65.36+0.4%
7SRESEMPRA4.13%$85.01+0.9%
8ETRENTERGY3.51%$108.43+0.9%
9XELXCEL ENERGY3.50%$78.14+0.4%
10VSTVISTRA3.22%$146.66+3.5%
11EXCEXELON3.42%$44.70+0.4%
12EDCONSOLIDATED EDISON2.94%$115.03-0.3%
13WECWEC ENERGY GROUP2.58%$111.43+0.3%
14PEGPUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP2.75%$72.82+1.0%
15AEEAMEREN2.16%$108.74+0.6%

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Sector weights

  • Utilities100%
  • Mutual fund0.08%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Utilities100%
Mutual fund0.08%
Performance
1 week+2.0%
1 month+8.5%
3 months-6.2%
6 months-7.2%
YTD+0.4%
1 year-6.5%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$796M
1 month+$969M
3 months+$1.7B
YTD+$1.9B
1 year+$13.3B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
−$201.5MNov+$11.5BDec+$141.7MJan−$105MFeb+$1BMar−$851.6MApr−$473.3MMay+$288.6MJun+$476.4MJul−$136.8MAug+$940.9MSep+$624MOctNov+$11.5BDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep+$624MOctNov+$11.5BJanMarMayJul+$624MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Nov−$201.5M
Dec$11.5B
Jan$141.7M
Feb−$105M
Mar$1B
Apr−$851.6M
May−$473.3M
Jun$288.6M
Jul$476.4M
Aug−$136.8M
Sep$940.9M
Oct$624M
The risk read
17%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
16%realized volatility, 1 year
-17.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-10.2%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 13.1% of the book; the top ten carry 58%. Spread across 33+ names, it behaves like roughly 20 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
13Kcalls · latest snapshot
7Kputs · latest snapshot
0.55put/call ratio
14.7Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
VST VISTRA$8M$4M
CEG CONSTELLATION ENERGY$4M$4M
NRG NRG ENERGY$1M$2M
PCG PG&E$831,747$1M
NEE NEXTERA ENERGY$560,555$534,005

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against XLU

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat XLU on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-6bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-6bp on fee · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-5bp on fee · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$47M-5bp on fee · +$47M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-5bp on fee · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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