SQQQ vs XLU

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ vs Utilities Select Sector SPDR

Quick take
  • XLU has the lower expense ratio at 0.08% vs 0.95% for SQQQ.
  • SQQQ pays a higher dividend yield (8.99%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricSQQQXLU
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.95%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
8.99%2.54%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$2.91B$24.05B
YTD return
-32.89%7.82%
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.
-3.080.58
P/E ratio
21.90
Last price
$45.73$45.12
Inception
Issuer
ProSharesState Street

SQQQ top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for SQQQ.

XLU top holdings

Top holdings · XLU
NEENextEra Energy Inc14.00%
SOSouthern Co7.31%
DUKDuke Energy Corp6.92%
CEGConstellation Energy Corp6.70%
AEPAmerican Electric Power Co Inc5.09%
SRESempra4.26%
DDominion Energy Inc3.78%
ETREntergy Corp3.66%
VSTVistra Corp3.45%
XELXcel Energy Inc3.37%
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 $2.9B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.95%, a dividend yield of 8.99%.

About XLU

XLU (Utilities Select Sector SPDR) is S&P 500 utilities sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $24.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 2.54%. Its largest holding is NextEra Energy Inc (NEE), which represents 14.0% of the portfolio. Utilities is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.