ETF · SPDR
SXLU S&P US Utilities Select Sector
ISIN IE00BWBXMB69London Stock Exchange: SXLUState Street Corp.
- Single sectors
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE$56.06
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.15% a year
- Fund size
- £139m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, SXLU (S&P US Utilities Select Sector, ISIN IE00BWBXMB69) closed at $56.06 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.15% a year (about £15 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +50.6%, or +17.5% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- −0.6%
- −4.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +40.9%
- +27.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +50.6%
- +17.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,506 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,175 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Utilities Select Sector in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 +14.4%, 2023 −13.1%, 2024 +28.2%, 2025 +5.2%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +5.7%. Returns of SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Utilities Select Sector in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −8.3%; to 30/09/2025: +13.4%; to 30/09/2024: +27.6%; to 30/09/2023: −17.5%; to 30/09/2022: +30.4%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +5.7% | +2.3% | |
| to | +5.2% | +1.6% | |
| to | +28.2% | +23.9% | |
| −13.1% | −16.6% | ||
| +14.4% | +4.7% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −8.3% | −11.5% |
| from | +13.4% | +8.9% |
| from | +27.6% | +24.3% |
| from | −17.5% | −22.5% |
| from | +30.4% | +19.9% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
17.6%over 5 years
| 1 year | 17.9% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 15.8% |
| 5 years | 17.6% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −29.4%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −23.0%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +39.0%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 4.4%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Utilities Select Sector in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 17.9% over 1 year, 15.8% over 3 years, 17.6% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Utilities Select Sector since November 2021, in pounds: −29.4% from 09/09/2022 to 06/10/2023. The lowest 12-month return of SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Utilities Select Sector in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −23.0% (12 months to 08/09/2023); the highest was +39.0% (12 months to 09/09/2022). On 13/11/2026 the price of SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Utilities Select Sector was 4.4% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (13/03/2026), in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.15%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £15
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £75
- of £10,000, before growth
- 15 charge less
- 15 the same
- 134 charge more
Ongoing charge of SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Utilities Select Sector 0.15% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 134 of the 164 other single-sector funds charge more, 15 the same and 15 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
As of
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Utilities Select Sector is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from SPDR, launched in 2015.
It tracks the S&P Utilities Select Sector Daily Capped 35/20 Index - USD.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.15% a year — about £15 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Single sectors: Funds focused on one industry — banks, energy, defence, mining and so on.
Key facts
- Ticker
- SXLU
- ISIN
- IE00BWBXMB69
- Also listed as
- ZPDU (Xetra, euros)
- Provider
- SPDR
- Tracks
- S&P Utilities Select Sector Daily Capped 35/20 Index - USD
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.15% a year · about £15 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £139m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- UK reporting fund status
- Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
- Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- USD
- Category
- Single sectors
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from $55.41 on 14/11/2025 to $56.06 on 13/11/2026 (+1.2%). The lowest close shown was $49.88 on 25/09/2026 and the highest $59.63 on 27/02/2026.
One close a week. Before 31/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
262 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
- Holdings
- 31
- on record
- Ten largest
- 59.2%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 19
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 13.6%
- NextEra Energy
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NextEra EnergyNEEUtilitiesUnited States | 13.55% |
| 2 | SouthernSOUtilitiesUnited States | 7.90% |
| 3 | Duke Energy Corporation (Holding Company)DUKUtilitiesUnited States | 7.46% |
| 4 | Constellation EnergyCEGUtilitiesUnited States | 5.81% |
| 5 | American Electric PowerAEPUtilitiesUnited States | 5.08% |
| 6 | Dominion EnergyDUtilitiesUnited States | 4.51% |
| 7 | DBA SempraSREUtilitiesUnited States | 3.84% |
| 8 | EntergyETRUtilitiesUnited States | 3.79% |
| 9 | Xcel EnergyXELUtilitiesUnited States | 3.69% |
| 10 | ExelonEXCUtilitiesUnited States | 3.53% |
As of , holdings as published
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 31 largest and what changed since .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 31 holdings; the ten largest make up 59.2% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 254 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 150 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Moves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (154 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of SXLU?
The ongoing charge of SXLU is 0.15% a year — about £15 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Utilities Select Sector 0.15% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 134 of the 164 other single-sector funds charge more, 15 the same and 15 less (share classes counted once).
What does SXLU track?
SXLU tracks the S&P Utilities Select Sector Daily Capped 35/20 Index - USD.
Is SXLU accumulating or distributing?
SXLU is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of SXLU?
The ISIN of SXLU is IE00BWBXMB69. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; SXLU is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as ZPDU (Xetra, euros).
What does SXLU hold?
As of 05/11/2026, SXLU holds 31 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is NextEra Energy at 13.55% of the fund; the ten largest make up 59.2%. Its ten largest holdings are NextEra Energy (13.55%), Southern (7.90%), Duke Energy Corporation (Holding Company) (7.46%), Constellation Energy (5.81%), American Electric Power (5.08%), Dominion Energy (4.51%), DBA Sempra (3.84%), Entergy (3.79%), Xcel Energy (3.69%) and Exelon (3.53%).
What were SXLU’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of SXLU in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 +14.4%, 2023 −13.1%, 2024 +28.2%, 2025 +5.2%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +5.7%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has SXLU done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 SXLU’s total return was +50.6%, or +17.5% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
- Fund documents
- Fund page at State Street Global Advisors · Key investor information document (KIID) · Factsheet (links checked )
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