XLU · Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | — |
| P/E | — |
| Float | — |
| Beta | 0.57 |
| Volatility | 14.2% |
| Exchange | — |
| Sector | — |
| Cap tier | — |
| Macro sensitivity | Low |
| Clavix score | 84.3 |
| Price | 41.48 |
| Change | −1.73% |
| Prev Close | 42.21 |
| Open | 41.87 |
| Day Low | 41.62 |
| Day High | 42.29 |
| Avg Vol | 33 |
| Avg $ Vol | $1.38B |
| 52W High | 47.80 |
| 52W Low | 39.03 |
| 52W Pos | 27.9% |
| From High | −13.22% |
| From Low | +6.28% |
| Max DD 1Y | −17.77% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Deep |
| SMA 20 | +2.22% |
| SMA 50 | −1.28% |
| SMA 200 | −6.39% |
| RSI (14) | 60.9 |
| Vol 30D | 16.2% |
| Vol 90D | 14.9% |
| 1Y Range | 39–48 |
| Daily bars | 536 |
| Perf Week | +1.93% |
| Perf Month | +1.25% |
| Perf Quarter | −6.07% |
| Perf Half Y | −8.56% |
| Perf Year | −9.13% |
| Perf YTD | −3.94% |
| Prev Day | −1.73% |
| Clavix | A |
| Debt / Eq | — |
| Curr Ratio | — |
| Int Cover | — |
| FCF Margin | — |
| Rev Growth | — |
| Profit | Mixed |
| Leverage | Moderate |
| Sector rank | — |
What XLU does
XLU is an equity ETF with a total of 34 individual holdings. The top holdings are NextEra Energy stock at 12.82%, The Southern Company at 7.56%, Duke Energy at 6.94%, Constellation Energy at 5.75%, and American Electric Power Company at 5.21%.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayXLU grades A, 84.3 of 100. Steadiest on Price Stability (73), most exposed on News Sentiment (35, fragile). 3 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the all-names median.
How rough the ride is
| XLU | |
|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.57 |
| Volatilityannualized | 14.2% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −17.8% |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 0.64% |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 1 (0%) |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| XLU | |
|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.57 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Low |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| XLU | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +1.9% |
| 1 month | +1.2% |
| Year to date | −3.9% |
| 1 year | −9.1% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| XLU | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 26 Mar |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 49 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 8 · 8 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 7 ↑ 8 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Growth
| XLU | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | — |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the all-names median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openWall Street closed lower. No specific catalyst was identified. The article provides only a brief market recap with no specific details.
The article notes that Xcel Energy (XEL) has outperformed the broader utility sector over the past year, and that Wall Street analysts are bullish on the stock. The provided text is too brief to confirm any specific cause or detail.
Texas regulators froze new connections for data centers, and one application fee alone cut AEP Ohio's data-center project pipeline by more than half overnight.
The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) was the consensus 'AI power' trade heading into 2026, but the ETF has only gained 4% so far, underperforming expectations tied to AI-driven electricity demand.
AI's growing electricity demand is creating growth opportunities for utility ETFs. The article highlights IDU as offering diversified exposure to this trend, though headline also references XLU as a utility ETF play.
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