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State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU) ETF Analysis

XLU
Expense ratio 0.08% Yield 3.07% Assets $21.33B Since December 16, 1998 Family State Street Investment Management

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

$42.00
+$0.12 (+0.29%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, the annualized return for XLU over 10 years is +9.14%.

XLU charges an expense ratio of 0.08%.

XLU has $21.33B in net assets.

XLU Annualized Returns

PeriodAnnualized$100 becomes
1 year−4.65%$95.35
3 years+16.54%$158.30
5 years+7.85%$145.89
10 years+9.14%$239.86

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

XLU Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

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YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+0.44%
2025+16.02%
2024+23.31%
2023−7.17%
2022+1.44%
2021+17.70%
2020+0.51%
2019+25.93%
2018+3.94%
2017+12.05%
2016 (partial year)−2.47%

XLU Monthly Returns

−12%+11%
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+1.3+10.4−3.2+2.1−5.2+2.7−2.2−4.8−5.9+6.5——
2025+2.9+1.7+0.2+0.1+3.8+0.4+4.9−1.6+4.1+2.2+1.7−5.1
2024−3.0+1.1+6.6+1.7+9.0−5.5+6.8+4.8+6.6−1.1+3.8−8.0
2023−2.0−5.9+4.9+1.9−5.9+1.6+2.5−6.1−5.6+1.3+5.1+1.9
2022−3.3−1.9+10.3−4.3+4.3−4.9+5.4+0.5−11.3+1.9+7.0−0.5
2021−0.9−6.1+10.6+4.2−2.3−2.2+4.3+3.9−6.1+4.7−1.7+9.7
2020+6.7−9.9−10.0+3.3+4.2−4.7+7.8−2.6+1.1+5.1+0.7+0.6
2019+3.5+4.1+2.8+0.9−0.8+3.2−0.1+5.1+4.3−0.8−1.9+3.3
2018−3.1−3.9+3.8+2.0−1.1+2.8+1.6+1.3−0.6+2.0+3.5−4.0
2017+1.3+5.3−0.1+0.8+4.1−2.7+2.4+3.3−2.8+3.9+2.7−6.1

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

XLU Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs
Annualized volatility
19.27%
Beta (3y)
0.40
Best year
+25.93%

2019

Worst year
−7.17%

2023

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

Recent News

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Top Holdings

# Symbol Name Weight
1 NEE NextEra Energy Inc 12.72%
2 SO Southern Co 7.67%
3 DUK Duke Energy Corp 7.15%
4 CEG Constellation Energy Corp 6.74%
5 AEP American Electric Power Co Inc 5.2%
6 D Dominion Energy Inc 4.28%
7 SRE Sempra 4.1%
8 ETR Entergy Corp 3.73%
9 XEL Xcel Energy Inc 3.54%
10 VST Vistra Corp 3.51%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU) is an exchange-traded fund in the Utilities category. The fund is issued by State Street Investment Management. The inception date on file is December 16, 1998. The fund holds $21.33B in total net assets. The expense ratio is 0.08%. On a $10,000 position that is $8.00 a year.

Its biggest positions are NextEra Energy Inc (NEE), Southern Co (SO), and Duke Energy Corp (DUK). NextEra Energy Inc alone accounts for 12.72% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 58.65% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for XLU is $42.00, dated October 21, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is −4.65%. Measured over 10 years, that is +9.14% a year compounded. The trailing distribution yield is 3.07%.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +25.93%; the weakest is 2023 at −7.17%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 8 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is +0.44%.

Price & Risk Profile

Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 19.27%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.4. The 52-week range on file runs from $39.03 to $47.80. The latest close sits 7.61% above that 52-week low. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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