VIS vs XLU

Vanguard Industrials ETF vs Utilities Select Sector SPDR

Quick take
  • • XLU has the lower expense ratio at 0.08% vs 0.09% for VIS.
  • • XLU pays a higher dividend yield (2.79%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricVISXLU
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.09%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.96%2.79%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$8.22B$24.25B
YTD return
9.69%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.
1.100.34
P/E ratio
27.6517.99
Last price
$329.32$43.74
Inception
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Issuer
VanguardState Street

VIS top holdings

Top holdings · VIS
CATCaterpillar Inc5.60%
GEGE Aerospace4.86%
GEVGE Vernova Inc3.83%
RTXRTX Corp3.75%
ETNEaton Corp PLC2.50%
DEDeere & Co2.45%
UNPUnion Pacific Corp2.10%
BABoeing Co2.09%
UBERUber Technologies Inc1.83%
PHParker Hannifin Corp1.81%
Sector breakdown · VIS
Consumer Cyclical0.8%
Basic Materials0.5%
Technology6.4%
Communication Services0.0%
Financial Services0.2%
Utilities0.0%
Industrials92.0%
Healthcare0.0%

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 VIS

VIS (Vanguard Industrials ETF) is US industrials sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $8.2B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 0.96%. Its largest holding is Caterpillar Inc (CAT), which represents 5.6% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.8%.

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%.