Utilities sector ETFs
Funds holding electricity, gas and water utilities and power producers, a sector known for steady dividends and sensitivity to interest rates. 4 funds in this group, ordered by trading volume (lowest expense ratio among those that report one: XLU at 0.08%). Data as of 23 Oct 2026. Educational, not advice.
Utilities sector ETFs: price, cost, yield and returns
| # | ETF | Price | Expense ratio | Yield (12m) | 1Y return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XLU Utilities Select Sector SPDR | $42.56 | 0.08% | 2.85% | −3.1% |
| 2 | VPU Vanguard Utilities | $184.01 | 0.09% | 2.83% | −3.3% |
| 3 | FUTY Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index | $54.88 | 0.08% | 2.79% | −3.3% |
| 4 | IDU iShares U.S. Utilities | $109.19 | 0.38% | 2.36% | −1.9% |
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How the utilities funds differ
The reference fund for this sector is XLU, the Select Sector SPDR for utilities. It holds the S&P 500 companies in the sector (electricity, gas and water utilities and power producers), and the eleven Select Sector SPDRs together make up the S&P 500. Funds from other families follow different indexes and hold a somewhat different mix. Funds whose main focus is another sector (biotech funds under technology, for example) are kept off this page.
Among the 4 funds above, the lowest expense ratio is XLU at 0.08% a year and the highest IDU at 0.38% (as reported in SEC prospectus data); three quarters of them charge 0.09% or less. Over the last twelve months total returns ranged from −3.3% to −1.9%, and over five years from +7.8% to +8.0% a year. The narrow spread shows the funds hold broadly the same stocks, so differences between them come mostly from cost, size and trading volume rather than from what they hold.
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