Utilities ETFs
XLU vs IDU.
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (S&P 500 utilities sector) against iShares U.S. Utilities ETF (Russell 1000 Utilities RIC 22.5/45 Capped) — fees, long-horizon total returns, holdings overlap, and sector tilt, side by side.
Performance · total returndaily bars · as of 2026-07-16
| XLU | IDU | SPREAD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| YTD (cumulative) | +7.94% | — | — |
| 1Y CAGR | +14.0% | — | — |
| 3Y CAGR | +14.2% | — | — |
| 5Y CAGR | +9.79% | — | — |
| 10Y CAGR | +9.15% | — | — |
| Since inception CAGR | +7.76% | — | — |
Total return: dividend- and split-adjusted daily closes (distributions reinvested). Spread is XLU minus IDU. XLU since-inception measured from first available bar December 22, 1998. Since-inception spans differ — compare that row with care.
Fund facts
| XLU | IDU | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF | iShares U.S. Utilities ETF |
| Category | Utilities | Utilities |
| Style | Passive | Passive |
| Expense ratio | 0.08% | — |
| Assets (AUM) | $23.1B | $1.4B |
| Dividend yield | 2.64% | 2.19% |
| Avg volume (3-mo) | 20.3M | 163K |
| Inception | December 16, 1998 | June 12, 2000 |
| Benchmark proxy | S&P 500 | S&P 500 |
Expense ratios verified against issuer fact sheets. Dividend yield is trailing 12-month distributions divided by price, as reported by the fund data provider.
Holdings overlaptop-25 holdings · coverage XLU 57.4% · IDU 51.6%
46.6%of portfolio weight overlaps9 shared of top 10
| Shared holding | XLU | IDU | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEENextEra Energy Inc | 12.86% | 11.08% | 11.08% |
| SOSouthern Co | 7.58% | 6.53% | 6.53% |
| DUKDuke Energy Corp | 6.93% | 5.96% | 5.96% |
| CEGConstellation Energy Corp | 5.58% | 4.82% | 4.82% |
| AEPAmerican Electric Power Co Inc | 5.23% | 4.51% | 4.51% |
| SRESempra | 4.26% |
Sector tilt XLU IDU
Utilities100.0% / 90.5%+9.5pp
Industrials— / 9.1%
Energy— / 0.4%
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ALAN GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE · alanglobalintelligence.comdaily bars as of 2026-07-16 · fund facts · issuer-verified · holdings · fund data provider
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