SQQQ vs XLU

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ vs Utilities Select Sector SPDR

Quick take
  • • XLU has the lower expense ratio at 0.08% vs 0.94% for SQQQ.
  • • SQQQ pays a higher dividend yield (7.78%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricSQQQXLU
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.94%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
7.78%2.79%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$2.04B$24.25B
YTD return
-35.13%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.
-3.210.34
P/E ratio
—17.99
Last price
$39.82$43.74
Inception
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Issuer
ProSharesState Street

SQQQ top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for SQQQ.

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 SQQQ

SQQQ (ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ) is 3x inverse daily performance of the Nasdaq-100. Managed by ProShares, the fund carries $2.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.94%, a dividend yield of 7.78%.

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%.