Alliant Energy Corporation vs Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? Alliant Energy Corporation trades at $68.76 (market cap $17.78B), while Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $84.65. The key difference: Alliant Energy Corporation pays a 3.12% dividend while Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund pays none, and Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund is trading nearer its 52-week high, Alliant Energy Corporation nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| LNT | XLP | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $17.78B | — |
Sector | Utilities | — |
52-Week High | $78.03 | $90.00 |
52-Week Low | $63.62 | $75.61 |
Enterprise Value | $29.88B | — |
Dividend Yield | 3.12% | — |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Alliant Energy is the parent of two regulated utilities, Interstate Power and Light and Wisconsin Power and Light, serving nearly 1 million electricity and natural gas customers and approximately 420,000 natural gas-only customers. Both subsidiaries engage in the generation and distribution of electricity and the distribution and transportation of natural gas. Alliant also owns a 16% interest in American Transmission Co.
Read more on LNT →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 that have been identified as Consumer Staples companies by the GICS®. It is non-diversified.
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