VPU vs XLI

Vanguard Utilities ETF vs Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Quick take
  • • XLI has the lower expense ratio at 0.08% vs 0.09% for VPU.
  • • VPU pays a higher dividend yield (2.77%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricVPUXLI
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.09%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.77%1.13%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$10.10B$31.20B
YTD return
4.44%9.74%
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.
0.361.00
P/E ratio
19.7527.47
Last price
$189.18$171.29
Inception
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Issuer
VanguardState Street

VPU top holdings

Top holdings · VPU
NEENextEra Energy Inc11.39%
SOSouthern Co6.74%
DUKDuke Energy Corp6.41%
CEGConstellation Energy Corp5.73%
AEPAmerican Electric Power Co Inc4.66%
DDominion Energy Inc3.84%
SRESempra3.68%
VSTVistra Corp3.36%
ETREntergy Corp3.34%
XELXcel Energy Inc3.17%
Sector breakdown · VPU
Utilities99.2%
Industrials0.3%
Energy0.5%

XLI top holdings

Top holdings · XLI
GEGE Aerospace5.88%
CATCaterpillar Inc5.38%
RTXRTX Corp5.06%
GEVGE Vernova Inc4.29%
UNPUnion Pacific Corp3.39%
DEDeere & Co3.19%
ETNEaton Corp PLC2.70%
BABoeing Co2.55%
UBERUber Technologies Inc2.50%
LMTLockheed Martin Corp2.43%
Sector breakdown · XLI
Consumer Cyclical0.2%
Basic Materials0.4%
Technology6.5%
Industrials93.0%

About VPU

VPU (Vanguard Utilities ETF) is US utilities sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $10.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 2.77%. Its largest holding is NextEra Energy Inc (NEE), which represents 11.4% of the portfolio. Utilities is the fund's largest sector exposure at 99.2%.

About XLI

XLI (Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund) is S&P 500 industrials sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $31.2B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 1.13%. Its largest holding is GE Aerospace (GE), which represents 5.9% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.2%.