VOO vs XLU

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF vs Utilities Select Sector SPDR

Quick take
  • VOO has the lower expense ratio at 0.03% vs 0.08% for XLU.
  • XLU pays a higher dividend yield (2.54%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricVOOXLU
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.03%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.08%2.54%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.60T$24.05B
YTD return
7.92%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.
1.000.58
P/E ratio
29.0421.90
Last price
$672.54$45.12
Inception
Issuer
VanguardState Street

VOO top holdings

Top holdings · VOO
NVDANVIDIA Corp7.58%
AAPLApple Inc6.67%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp4.92%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.64%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A3.00%
AVGOBroadcom Inc2.63%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C2.40%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A2.24%
TSLATesla Inc1.87%
BRK-BBerkshire Hathaway Inc Class B1.57%
Sector breakdown · VOO
Real Estate1.9%
Consumer Cyclical10.0%
Basic Materials1.9%
Consumer Defensive5.3%
Technology33.6%
Communication Services10.5%
Financial Services12.2%
Utilities2.5%
Industrials8.5%
Energy4.0%
Healthcare9.5%

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 VOO

VOO (Vanguard S&P 500 ETF) is Tracks the S&P 500 index of 500 large US companies. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $1.6T in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 1.08%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 7.6% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.9%.

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%.