# XLU (State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF) State Street · Stock ETFs · Utilities · data as of Oct 28, 2026 XLU has 32 holdings by its book of Oct 27, 2026 and returned −3.0% over the year to Oct 28, 2026. Promise check: Not measured. No other ETF tracks the index it names, so its tracking cannot be measured. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/stocks/ XLU tracks an index of Utilities and returned −3.0% over the past year. ## Key facts - XLU, total return, 1 year: −3.0%, as of Oct 28, 2026. - XLU, expense ratio: 0.08%, as of Jan 28, 2026. - XLU, holdings: 32, as of Oct 27, 2026. - XLU, below its high: −9.1%, as of Oct 28, 2026. - XLU, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 2.7%, as of Oct 28, 2026. - XLU, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 21, 2026: $0.3004, as of Sep 21, 2026. - XLU, net assets: $23.9bn (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026). ## XLU over each window to Oct 28, 2026 | Window | Total return | S&P 500 (SPY) | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 month | +8.3% | +0.9% | | 3 months | −4.7% | +6.1% | | 6 months | −5.7% | +9.1% | | Year to date | +1.6% | +14.1% | | 1 year | −3.0% | +13.6% | | 3 years | +58.2% | +95.0% | | 5 years | +47.5% | +79.8% | | 10 years | +140.2% | +325.8% | | Since launch | +649.4% | +935.6% | | Since launch, annualised | +7.5% | – | ## XLU key stats - 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $47.73 on Feb 27, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $39.25 on Sep 28, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range: $42.49, 38% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - Holdings: 32 - Top ten weight: 58.7% ## XLU trading - Not scored. - Premium to NAV at the Oct 27 close: −0.02%; 95% of days within ±0.05%. - The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/xlu/trading/ ## Every published field | Field | Value | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | What it tracks | Utilities Select Sector Index | ETFIQ | | Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ | | Category | Stocks · Utilities | ETFIQ | | Expense ratio | 0.08% | 485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026 | | Price | $42.49 | ETFIQ | | First traded | Dec 22, 1998 | ETFIQ | | Net assets | $23.9bn | the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026 | | Benchmark | Its own holdings, as of Oct 27, 2026; its shareholder report compares it with the S&P 500 Index, but its daily returns fit SPY's at R-squared 0.0086 over the year to Oct 28, 2026 (251 days), under the 0.35 it needs to return to it | ETFIQ, from its filings | | Below its high | −9.1% | ETFIQ | | Holdings | 32 | ETFIQ | | Top ten weight | 58.7% | ETFIQ | | Holdings published for | Oct 27, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file | | Holdings as of the close of | Oct 27, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file | | Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 99.7% | ETFIQ | | Active share vs the S&P 500 | 97.8% | ETFIQ | | Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 17.7% | ETFIQ | ## Money in and out, to Oct 22, 2026 | Window | Dates | Net flow | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 week | Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026 | −$714m | | 1 month | Sep 28, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026 | +$1.1bn | | 3 months | Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026 | +$1.7bn | | Year to date | Jan 2, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026 | +$2.0bn | | 1 year | Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026 | +$2.2bn | Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: . Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows ## Questions ### How has XLU performed? Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XLU returned −3.0% with distributions reinvested. Over three years the number is +58.2%. ### What does XLU cost? The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. ### What does XLU hold? 32 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, with the top ten at 58.7% of the fund. 100% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds. ### How far is XLU below its high? 9.1% below its high of Feb 27, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026. ### What is the dividend yield of XLU? Over the 12 months to Oct 28, 2026, XLU paid cash distributions equal to 2.7% of its price at the start of the period. Its latest payment was $0.3004 a share, ex-date Sep 21, 2026. ## Cite this page ETFIQ, XLU, stock fund, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/xlu Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at . HTML: https://etfiq.com/funds/xlu · JSON: https://etfiq.com/funds/xlu.json