(XLU) Utilities Sector SPDR Fund - Ratings and Ratios
Electric, Water, Multi-Utilities, Renewable, Gas
Description: XLU Utilities Sector SPDR Fund October 16, 2025
The Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund (XLU) seeks to mirror the performance of its benchmark index by employing a near-full replication approach-investing at least 95% of assets in the constituent securities. The index is composed of companies operating in electric, water, multi-utility, independent power and renewable electricity production, and gas utility sectors, making the fund non-diversified and heavily weighted toward regulated utility firms.
Key metrics to note: XLU carries a low expense ratio of roughly 0.12%, and its weighted average dividend yield hovers around 3.5%, reflecting the historically stable cash flows of utility businesses. The fund’s performance is highly sensitive to interest-rate movements (beta ≈ 0.6) because utility earnings are regulated and often benchmarked against sovereign yields. Current sector drivers include the transition to renewable generation-fueling capital allocation to solar and wind assets-and the ongoing demand for grid modernization, both of which can affect earnings growth and capital expenditure cycles.
For a deeper, data-driven assessment of XLU’s risk-adjusted return profile, you may find it useful to explore the analytical tools available on ValueRay.
XLU ETF Overview
| Market Cap in USD | 22,640m |
| Category | Utilities |
| TER | 0.09% |
| IPO / Inception | 1998-12-16 |
XLU ETF Ratings
| Growth Rating | 77.5% |
| Fundamental | - |
| Dividend Rating | 53.9% |
| Return 12m vs S&P 500 | -2.18% |
| Analyst Rating | - |
XLU Dividends
| Dividend Yield 12m | 2.56% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 4.22% |
| Annual Growth 5y | 3.27% |
| Payout Consistency | 98.0% |
| Payout Ratio | % |
XLU Growth Ratios
| Growth Correlation 3m | 63.9% |
| Growth Correlation 12m | 85.2% |
| Growth Correlation 5y | 77.4% |
| CAGR 5y | 14.35% |
| CAGR/Max DD 3y (Calmar Ratio) | 0.71 |
| CAGR/Mean DD 3y (Pain Ratio) | 2.74 |
| Sharpe Ratio 12m | 2.04 |
| Alpha | 0.81 |
| Beta | 0.650 |
| Volatility | 16.24% |
| Current Volume | 12112.7k |
| Average Volume 20d | 10868.8k |
| Stop Loss | 87.3 (-3.1%) |
| Signal | -0.23 |
What is the price of XLU shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.33%, over one month by +3.49%, over three months by +7.24% and over the past year by +16.99%.
Is Utilities Sector SPDR Fund a good stock to buy?
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of XLU is around 92.50 USD . This means that XLU is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of 2.66%.
Is XLU a buy, sell or hold?
What are the forecasts/targets for the XLU price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | - | - |
| Analysts Target Price | - | - |
| ValueRay Target Price | 103.1 | 14.4% |
XLU Fundamental Data Overview October 25, 2025
Beta = 0.65
Revenue TTM = 0.0 USD
EBIT TTM = 0.0 USD
EBITDA TTM = 0.0 USD
Long Term Debt = unknown (none)
Short Term Debt = unknown (none)
Debt = unknown
Net Debt = unknown
Enterprise Value = 22.64b USD (22.64b + (null Debt) - (null CCE))
Interest Coverage Ratio = unknown (Ebit TTM 0.0 / Interest Expense TTM 0.0)
FCF Yield = 0.0% (FCF TTM 0.0 / Enterprise Value 22.64b)
FCF Margin = unknown (Revenue TTM is 0 or missing)
Net Margin = unknown
Gross Margin = unknown ((Revenue TTM 0.0 - Cost of Revenue TTM 0.0) / Revenue TTM)
Tobins Q-Ratio = unknown (Enterprise Value 22.64b / Total Assets none)
Interest Expense / Debt = unknown (Interest Expense 0.0 / Debt none)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = 0.0 (EBIT 0.0 * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = unknown (Total Current Assets none / Total Current Liabilities none)
Debt / Equity = unknown (Debt none)
Debt / EBITDA = unknown (Net Debt none / EBITDA 0.0)
Debt / FCF = unknown (Net Debt none / FCF TTM 0.0)
Total Stockholder Equity = 0.0 (from calculated bookValueOfEquity)
RoA = unknown (Net Income 0.0 / Total Assets none)
RoE = unknown (Net Income TTM 0.0 / Total Stockholder Equity 0.0)
RoCE = unknown (EBIT 0.0 / Capital Employed )
RoIC = unknown (NOPAT 0.0, Invested Capital 0.0, EBIT 0.0)
WACC = 8.41% (E(22.64b)/V(22.64b) * Re(8.41%) + (debt-free company))
Discount Rate = 8.41% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow 0.0)
Additional Sources for XLU ETF
Tweets: X | Stocktwits
Fund Manager Positions: Dataroma | Stockcircle