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 (2.64%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricVOOXLU
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.03%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.07%2.64%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.67T$23.11B
YTD return
9.94%7.67%
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.
1.000.49
P/E ratio
26.9620.84
Last price
$690.69$45.13
Inception
Issuer
VanguardState Street

VOO top holdings

Top holdings · VOO
NVDANVIDIA Corp7.89%
AAPLApple Inc7.04%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp5.14%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc4.06%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A3.40%
AVGOBroadcom Inc3.26%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C2.71%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A2.13%
TSLATesla Inc1.88%
MUMicron Technology Inc1.68%
Sector breakdown · VOO
Real Estate1.8%
Consumer Cyclical9.9%
Basic Materials1.7%
Consumer Defensive4.5%
Technology39.1%
Communication Services10.7%
Financial Services10.9%
Utilities2.1%
Industrials7.8%
Energy3.1%
Healthcare8.3%

XLU top holdings

Top holdings · XLU
NEENextEra Energy Inc12.86%
SOSouthern Co7.58%
DUKDuke Energy Corp6.93%
CEGConstellation Energy Corp5.58%
AEPAmerican Electric Power Co Inc5.23%
SRESempra4.26%
DDominion Energy Inc4.22%
ETREntergy Corp3.70%
VSTVistra Corp3.53%
XELXcel Energy Inc3.52%
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 $1.7T in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 1.07%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 7.9% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.8%.

About XLU

XLU (Utilities Select Sector SPDR) is S&P 500 utilities sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $23.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 2.64%. Its largest holding is NextEra Energy Inc (NEE), which represents 12.9% of the portfolio. Utilities is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.