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ETF comparison

XLE vs XLU

Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF vs Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF

XLE and XLU are both SPDR Select Sector ETFs: XLE tracks US Energy companies and XLU tracks US Utilities. They charge the same 0.08% expense ratio, so the decision comes down to which sector you want and how each has performed. Every figure below comes straight from the fund data and updates automatically.

Metric XLE XLU
Fund XLE · Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF XLU · Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
Exposure US Energy stocks US Utilities stocks
Fund size (AUM) $35.4B $23.7B
Expense ratio 0.08% 0.08%
1-year return +44.3% -5.8%
3-year return +36.9% +33.1%
Year to date +42.8% -4.5%
Top holdings shown 10 10

XLE top holdings

  1. Exxon Mobil Corporation 20.3%
  2. Chevron Corp New 14.4%
  3. Conocophillips 5.9%
  4. Slb Ltd 4.5%
  5. The Williams Companies, Inc. 4.5%
  6. Marathon Oil Corp Ord 4.5%
  7. Eog Resources, Inc. 4.5%
  8. Valero Energy Corporation 4.4%
  9. Phillips 66 Company 4.4%
  10. Kinder Morgan Inc Delaware 4.4%

XLU top holdings

  1. Nextera Energy, Inc. 13.0%
  2. Southern Company (the) 7.5%
  3. Duke Energy Corporation 7.1%
  4. Constellation Energy Corporation 6.7%
  5. American Electric Power Company, Inc. 5.1%
  6. Dominion Energy, Inc. 4.4%
  7. Sempra 4.1%
  8. Entergy Corporation 3.7%
  9. Xcel Energy Inc. 3.6%
  10. Exelon Corporation 3.4%

XLE and XLU share none of their top holdings, so they give completely different exposure.

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Figures are pulled live from fund data on Funds Benchmark and update automatically.