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.

4 funds in the catalog. Scored using methodology v0.3.0.

Top score

XLU 91 / 100

State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF

Cheapest

XLU 0.080%

State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF

Largest by AUM

XLU $24.05B

State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF

All Utilities funds

Score	Ticker	Name	Expense	AUM	Yield
91	XLU	State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF	0.080%	$24.05B	2.54%
90	VPU	Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares	0.090%	$11.09B	2.52%
83	FUTY	Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF	0.084%	$2.46B	2.45%
67	IDU	iShares U.S. Utilities ETF	0.38%	$1.62B	2.10%

Compare within Utilities

Run a side-by-side on any pair of Utilities funds — holdings overlap, cost difference, score breakdown. Start with the compare hub or jump directly to a fund page and use the picker.

Methodology v0.3.0. See /methodology/ for every threshold and weight used to score these funds.