SLV vs XLU

iShares Silver Trust vs Utilities Select Sector SPDR

Quick take
  • • XLU has the lower expense ratio at 0.08% vs 0.50% for SLV.
  • • XLU pays a higher dividend yield (2.79%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricSLVXLU
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.50%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.00%2.79%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$25.19B$24.25B
YTD return
-25.27%4.71%
1-year return
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3-year return
Annualized.
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5-year return
Annualized.
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10-year return
Annualized.
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Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
1.260.34
P/E ratio
—17.99
Last price
$46.92$43.74
Inception
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Issuer
iSharesState Street

SLV top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for SLV.

XLU top holdings

Top holdings · XLU
NEENextEra Energy Inc12.77%
SOSouthern Co7.88%
DUKDuke Energy Corp7.26%
CEGConstellation Energy Corp6.32%
AEPAmerican Electric Power Co Inc5.18%
DDominion Energy Inc4.28%
SRESempra4.11%
ETREntergy Corp3.76%
XELXcel Energy Inc3.65%
EXCExelon Corp3.48%
Sector breakdown · XLU
Utilities100.0%

About SLV

SLV (iShares Silver Trust) is Physically backed silver ETF. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $25.2B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.50%.

About XLU

XLU (Utilities Select Sector SPDR) is S&P 500 utilities sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $24.3B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 2.79%. Its largest holding is NextEra Energy Inc (NEE), which represents 12.8% of the portfolio. Utilities is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.