Utilities

Electric and gas utilities. Defensive, dividend-heavy, and unusually rate-sensitive — utilities trade more like a long-duration bond than like a typical equity sector.

5 funds in the catalog. Scored using methodology v0.5.1.

Top score

VPU 83 / 100

Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares

Cheapest

XLU 0.080%

State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF

Largest by AUM

XLU $23.11B

State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF

All Utilities funds

Score	Ticker	Name	Expense	AUM	Yield
83	VPU	Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares	0.090%	$10.76B	2.64%
83	XLU	State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF	0.080%	$23.11B	2.64%
77	FUTY	Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF	0.084%	$2.35B	2.59%
62	IDU	iShares U.S. Utilities ETF	0.38%	$1.39B	2.19%
61	NLR	VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF	0.52%	$4.21B	2.89%

Compare within Utilities

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Methodology v0.5.1. See /methodology/ for every threshold and weight used to score these funds.