American Water Works Company Inc vs Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? American Water Works Company Inc trades at $131.69 (market cap $25.69B), while Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $45.6. The key difference: American Water Works Company Inc pays a 2.72% dividend while Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund pays none, and Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund is trading nearer its 52-week high, American Water Works Company Inc nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AWK | XLU | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $25.69B | — |
Sector | Utilities | — |
52-Week High | $147.00 | $47.73 |
52-Week Low | $121.13 | $40.99 |
Enterprise Value | $41.25B | — |
Dividend Yield | 2.72% | — |
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American Water Works is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility, serving approximately 3.5 million customers in 16 states. It provides water and wastewater services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and operates predominantly in regulated markets. The company's only nonregulated business is water services for military bases, which operates under long-term contracts.
Read more on AWK →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 securities of companies from the following industries: electric utilities; water utilities; multi-utilities; independent power and renewable electricity producers; and gas utilities. The fund is non-diversified.
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