Why State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF moves
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF rose.
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Why today
16,437 news analyzed todayState Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF rose.
No company news explains the move.
Over the last five trading days XLU rose slightly, in line with the S&P 500.
Interest rate expectations and money moving into defensive sectors when stocks fall are the likeliest drivers for this kind of fund.
Trading volume was around its usual level.
Today's move of +1.53% was 2.3 times a normal day's 0.7%. S&P 500 moved −0.38% on the same day.
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF +1.53%S&P 500 −0.38%Against the market
What the key figures say about State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
The figures connect what State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF earns with what investors pay.
The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale.
Money paid to shareholders per share, summed by calendar year.
2017–2025: $0.88–$1.16.
The dividend explained
A dividend is money paid to shareholders. State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF paid $1.21 per share in the twelve months through October 29, 2026.
On the ex-dividend day, September 21, 2026, State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF traded without the right to the $0.30 dividend. The price went from $41.10 to $40.66; including the dividend, the day's change was −0.3%. Entitlement passes from the company to shareholders on the ex-day; payment comes later.
2017: $0.882018: $0.882019: $0.952020: $0.992021: $1.002022: $1.032023: $1.072024: $1.122025: $1.162026 so far: $0.89
$10,000 in State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF bought on October 31, 2016 is worth $23,900 today, with dividends reinvested.
The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $42,400.
What would $10,000 in State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF be worth today? →
What would $10,000 in State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF be worth today?
$23,900
with dividends reinvested, bought on October 31, 2016. The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $42,400.
The five biggest days of the journey
· +12.8% · the whole market rose 6.0% the same day
· −11.4% · the whole market fell 12.0% the same day
· +10.8% · the whole market rose 9.4% the same day
· −10.1% · the whole market fell 9.5% the same day
· +8.5% · the whole market rose 6.2% the same day
Earlier days
+2.07% market −1.18% XLU rose sharply; no company news explains it. Read →
XLU rose sharply; no company news explains it.
XLU rose sharply in the last session, while the S&P 500 fell sharply.
This is a very big move, about three times a normal day for this fund.
No company news from that session explains it.
Over the last five trading days, the fund rose sharply while the S&P 500 fell slightly.