VPU vs. XLU ETF Comparison

Comparison of Vanguard Utilities ETF - DNQ (VPU) to SPDR Select Sector Fund - Utilities (XLU)

VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF - DNQ

VPU Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Utilities 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the utilities sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). It attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$176.05

Average Daily Volume

210,094

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

XLU

SPDR Select Sector Fund - Utilities

XLU Description

The investment seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded equity securities of companies in The Utilities Select Sector Index. In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes companies from the following industries: electric utilities; multi-utilities; independent power producers & energy traders; and gas utilities. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$81.45

Average Daily Volume

11,538,468

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	VPU	XLU
30 Days	-0.29%	-0.83%
60 Days	1.64%	1.39%
90 Days	8.63%	8.73%
12 Months	35.25%	34.55%

31 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in VPU	Weight in XLU	Overlap
AEE	A	1.75%	2.01%	1.75%
AEP	D	3.93%	4.23%	3.93%
AES	F	0.88%	0.82%	0.82%
ATO	A	1.58%	1.86%	1.58%
AWK	D	2.03%	2.16%	2.03%
CEG	D	6.26%	5.79%	5.79%
CMS	C	1.57%	1.68%	1.57%
CNP	B	1.32%	1.66%	1.32%
D	C	3.77%	3.99%	3.77%
DTE	C	1.94%	2.05%	1.94%
DUK	C	6.71%	7.15%	6.71%
ED	D	2.65%	2.75%	2.65%
EIX	B	2.39%	2.67%	2.39%
ES	D	1.75%	1.82%	1.75%
ETR	B	2.49%	2.63%	2.49%
EVRG	A	1.05%	1.21%	1.05%
EXC	C	2.97%	3.23%	2.97%
FE	C	1.73%	1.76%	1.73%
LNT	A	1.16%	1.29%	1.16%
NEE	D	12.29%	12.95%	12.29%
NI	A	1.19%	1.35%	1.19%
NRG	B	1.42%	1.57%	1.42%
PCG	A	3.1%	3.71%	3.1%
PEG	A	3.36%	3.66%	3.36%
PNW	B	0.75%	0.86%	0.75%
PPL	B	1.81%	2.05%	1.81%
SO	D	7.22%	7.93%	7.22%
SRE	A	3.98%	4.82%	3.98%
VST	B	3.28%	4.03%	3.28%
WEC	A	2.28%	2.56%	2.28%
XEL	A	2.8%	3.2%	2.8%

VPU Overweight 35 Positions Relative to XLU

Symbol	Grade	Weight
WTRG	B	0.76%
OGE	B	0.61%
IDA	A	0.4%
NFG	A	0.4%
UGI	A	0.38%
POR	C	0.37%
NJR	A	0.34%
SWX	B	0.32%
ORA	B	0.32%
BKH	A	0.31%
OGS	A	0.3%
SR	A	0.28%
ALE	A	0.28%
PNM	F	0.28%
MGEE	C	0.25%
NWE	B	0.25%
CWT	D	0.23%
AWR	B	0.23%
OTTR	C	0.22%
AVA	A	0.22%
AGR	B	0.21%
CPK	A	0.2%
CWEN	C	0.18%
NEP	F	0.14%
HE	C	0.13%
SJW	D	0.13%
NWN	A	0.11%
MSEX	B	0.08%
CWEN	C	0.07%
UTL	B	0.07%
NOVA	F	0.05%
YORW	D	0.04%
AMPS	C	0.02%
MNTK	F	0.02%
ARTNA	D	0.02%

VPU Underweight 0 Positions Relative to XLU

	Symbol	Grade	Weight