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XLUSPDRINDEX

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

$44.020.00% today
414852-WK

In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes securities of companies from the following industries: electric utilities; water utilities; multi-utilities; independent power and renewable electricity producers; and gas utilities. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
46.745.444.144.02DAILY NET FLOWFeb 17Apr 17Jun 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN · NET +$443M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$91M walked out over the past month, about 0.4% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +1.9% so far this year. At 0.090% a year, nothing comparable on our shelf runs cheaper.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$22.8Bassets under management
0.090%expense ratio · $9 per $10,000 a year
−$91Mnet flow, trailing month
20Mavg daily volume, 30 days
31holdings · US-domiciled
1998listed December 15, 1998 · beta 0.14
The book at a glance
NEE+0.1%NEE+0.1%SO-0.2%SO-0.2%DUK+0.3%DUK+0.3%CEG-4.0%CEG-4.0%AEP-0.0%AEP-0.0%D-0.2%D-0.2%SRE+1.6%SRE+1.6%ETR-0.2%XEL+0.0%ETR-0.2%XEL+0.0%EXC-0.5%EXC-0.5%VST-4.0%VST-4.0%ED+0.1%ED+0.1%PCG+1.9%PCG+1.9%PEG-0.0%PEG-0.0%WEC+0.4%WEC+0.4%AEE+0.1%AEE+0.1%DTE-0.5%DTE-0.5%ATO+0.4%EIX+3.3%ATO+0.4%EIX+3.3%ES+0.3%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS TODAY’S MOVE · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1NEENEXTERA ENERGY13.12%$86.31+0.1%
2NEENEXTERA ENERGY12.94%$86.31+0.1%
3SOSOUTHERN7.70%$92.04-0.2%
4SOSOUTHERN7.63%$92.04-0.2%
5DUKDUKE ENERGY7.16%$124.06+0.3%
6DUKDUKE ENERGY6.98%$124.06+0.3%
7CEGCONSTELLATION ENERGY5.86%$266.99-4.0%
8CEGCONSTELLATION ENERGY5.61%$266.99-4.0%
9AEPAMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO5.01%$126.42-0.0%
10AEPAMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO5.26%$126.42-0.0%
11DDOMINION ENERGY4.41%$68.60-0.2%
12DDOMINION ENERGY4.25%$68.60-0.2%
13SRESEMPRA4.13%$87.26+1.6%
14SRESEMPRA4.28%$87.26+1.6%
15ETRENTERGY3.51%$108.26-0.2%

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Sector weights
Utilities100%
Mutual fund0.08%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+0.4%
1 month-2.5%
3 months+0.2%
6 months-5.3%
YTD+1.9%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$70M
1 month−$91M
3 months+$542M
YTD+$328M
1 year+$11.8B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
14%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
15%realized volatility, 1 year
-9.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-7.8%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 13.1% of the book; the top ten carry 77%. Spread across 64+ names, it behaves like roughly 40 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
31Kcalls today
34Kputs today
1.10put/call ratio
18.4Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
VST VISTRA$9M$10M
VST VISTRA$9M$10M
CEG CONSTELLATION ENERGY$8M$5M
CEG CONSTELLATION ENERGY$8M$5M
PCG PG&E$3M$2M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against XLU

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat XLU on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M-4bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-5bp on fee · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-5bp on fee · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-5bp on fee · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-2bp on fee · 9× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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