XLU — The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-28
XLU — The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund. United States Mid Cap Blend / Core Utilities Equity · $23.11B AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
XLU Fund Overview
XLU — The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund is a US ETF managed by Select Sector SPDR Trust, categorised as United States Mid Cap Blend / Core Utilities Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: Select Sector SPDR Trust
- Category: United States Mid Cap Blend / Core Utilities Equity
- Assets under management: $23.11B
- 1-year return: 14.1%
- Ticker: XLU
- SEC CIK: 0001064641
- SEC series ID: S000006416
- Share class ID: C000017602
XLU Holdings
Top 10 holdings of The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| NextEra Energy Inc | 12.89% |
| Southern Co/The | 7.60% |
| Duke Energy Corp | 6.95% |
| Constellation Energy Corp | 5.59% |
| American Electric Power Co Inc | 5.24% |
| Sempra | 4.27% |
| Dominion Energy Inc | 4.23% |
| Entergy Corp | 3.70% |
| Vistra Corp | 3.54% |
| Xcel Energy Inc | 3.53% |
XLU Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.7% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.5% |
XLU Performance
Total returns for XLU (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 7.6% |
| 1 year | 14.1% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 14.9% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 10.8% |
XLU Risk Information
Risk metrics for XLU, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 15.4%
XLU Costs and Fees
XLU costs about $8 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.08%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.08%
- Portfolio turnover: 3%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.03 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
XLU Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund had net inflows of $1.95B, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $285.60M |
| 2026-05 | −$470.70M |
| 2026-04 | −$850.50M |
| 2026-03 | $1.04B |
| 2026-02 | −$111.21M |
| 2026-01 | $139.36M |
XLU Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
XLU Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-01-28
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-01-24
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-01-26
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-26
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-12-11
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2024-12-12
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.