FLOT vs XLU

iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF vs Utilities Select Sector SPDR

Quick take
  • XLU has the lower expense ratio at 0.08% vs 0.15% for FLOT.
  • FLOT pays a higher dividend yield (4.53%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricFLOTXLU
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.15%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
4.53%2.64%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$9.97B$23.11B
YTD return
2.25%7.67%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.000.49
P/E ratio
20.88
Last price
$50.98$45.23
Inception
Issuer
iSharesState Street

FLOT top holdings

Top holdings · FLOT
XTSLABlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency1.94%

XLU top holdings

Top holdings · XLU
NEENextEra Energy Inc12.86%
SOSouthern Co7.58%
DUKDuke Energy Corp6.93%
CEGConstellation Energy Corp5.58%
AEPAmerican Electric Power Co Inc5.23%
SRESempra4.26%
DDominion Energy Inc4.22%
ETREntergy Corp3.70%
VSTVistra Corp3.53%
XELXcel Energy Inc3.52%
Sector breakdown · XLU
Utilities100.0%

About FLOT

FLOT (iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF) is Investment-grade floating rate corporate bonds. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $10.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.15%, a dividend yield of 4.53%. Its largest holding is BlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency (XTSLA), which represents 1.9% of the portfolio.

About XLU

XLU (Utilities Select Sector SPDR) is S&P 500 utilities sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $23.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 2.64%. Its largest holding is NextEra Energy Inc (NEE), which represents 12.9% of the portfolio. Utilities is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.