(XLU) Utilities Sector SPDR Fund - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE ARCA • Country: USA • Currency: USD • Type: Etf • ISIN: US81369Y8865

Electric, Water, Multi-Utilities, Renewable, Gas

Risk via 10d forecast
Volatility 14.5%
Value at Risk 5%th 26.1%
Reward
Sharpe Ratio 0.77
Alpha Jensen 5.27
Character
Hurst Exponent 0.387
Beta 0.650
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD 20.18%
Mean DD 5.26%

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 22,575m
Category Utilities
TER 0.09%
IPO / Inception 1998-12-16
Return 12m vs S&P 500 1.77%
Analyst Rating -

XLU Dividends

Dividend Yield 2.57%
Yield on Cost 5y 4.07%
Yield CAGR 5y 3.27%
Payout Consistency 98.0%
Payout Ratio -

XLU Growth Ratios

CAGR 13.01%
CAGR/Max DD Calmar Ratio 0.64
CAGR/Mean DD Pain Ratio 2.47
Current Volume 7503.1k
Average Volume 9554.3k

What is the price of XLU shares?

As of November 13, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 89.92 with a total of 7,503,107 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.20%, over one month by -1.07%, over three months by +4.92% and over the past year by +17.93%.

Is Utilities Sector SPDR Fund a good stock to buy?

Yes. Based on ValueRay's Analyses, Utilities Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE ARCA:XLU) is currently (November 2025) a good stock to buy. It has a ValueRay Growth Rating of 77.31 and therefor a clear technical positive rating according to historical growth.
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of XLU is around 91.78 USD . This means that XLU is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of 2.07%.

Is XLU a buy, sell or hold?

Utilities Sector SPDR Fund has no consensus analysts rating.

What are the forecasts/targets for the XLU price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price - -
Analysts Target Price - -
ValueRay Target Price 102.3 13.7%

XLU Fundamental Data Overview November 09, 2025

Market Cap USD = 22.57b (22.57b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
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 = 22.57b USD (22.57b + (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 22.57b)
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 22.57b / 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(22.57b)/V(22.57b) * Re(8.41%) + (debt-free company))
Discount Rate = 8.41% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow 0.0)

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