Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF vs Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF trades at $537.97, while Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $43.64. The key difference: Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| DIA | XLU | |
|---|---|---|
52-Week High | $542.79 | $47.73 |
52-Week Low | $444.64 | $41.31 |
Trailing returns across standard periods
The ETF is designed to track the performance of the securities and the stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index. To maintain the composition and weightings, the advisor adjusts the ETF from time to time to conform to periodic changes in the index target.
Read more on DIA →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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