FDL vs XLU overlap - what they share and where they differ

FDL and XLU share 13.9% of their weight across 14 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.

Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.

FDL and XLU

13.9%

14 shared positions

FDL

First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 99 positions · Jun 30, 2026

Top 10: 48.1%·Holdings of FDL

XLU

State Street(R) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 31 positions · Jun 30, 2026

Top 10: 57.5%·Holdings of XLU

Reported positions cover FDL 100%, XLU 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

XLU vs FDL side by side

FDLFirst Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund

99

stock positions reported to the SEC

85.9% of its weight is in 85 names XLU does not hold

XLUState Street(R) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF

31

stock positions reported to the SEC

58.2% of its weight is in 17 names FDL does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

FDL
XLU
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Utilities
17.6%
88.9%
Consumer Cyclical
16.4%
0.0%
Healthcare
12.5%
0.0%
Communication Services
11.0%
0.0%
Financial Services
11.0%
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
2.0%

The widest gap is Utilities: XLU has 71.2 points more of it.

The figures side by side

FDLXLU
Filing dateJun 30, 2026Jun 30, 2026
Stock positions reported9931
Weight of the ten largest48.1%57.5%
Largest positionCVX 7.4%NEE 12.9%
Held alone85 positions, 85.9%17 positions, 58.2%
Covered by stock positions100%100%

Holdings they share

StockIn FDLIn XLUCounted
SOSOUTHERN COMPANY (THE)2.32%7.60%2.32%
DUKDUKE ENERGY CORP2.21%6.95%2.21%
DDOMINION ENERGY INC1.50%4.23%1.50%
EXCEXELON CORP1.15%3.36%1.15%
PEGPUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC0.90%2.85%0.90%
EDCONSOLIDATED EDISON INC0.89%2.87%0.89%
EIXEDISON INTERNATIONAL0.88%2.02%0.88%
WECWEC ENERGY GROUP INC0.84%2.68%0.84%
EVERSOURCE ENERGY0.81%1.91%0.81%
FEFIRSTENERGY CORP0.68%1.74%0.68%

What each holds alone

The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.

Only in FDL

CVXCHEVRON CORP7.43%
VZVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC7.17%
PMPHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC6.06%
PFEPFIZER INC5.91%
PEPPEPSICO INC4.84%
MOALTRIA GROUP INC4.64%
BMYBRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY3.43%
UPSUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC3.15%
CMCSACOMCAST CORP3.13%
BXBLACKSTONE INC2.31%

Only in XLU

NEENextEra Energy Inc12.89%
CEGConstellation Energy Corp5.59%
AEPAmerican Electric Power Co Inc5.24%
SEMPRA4.27%
ETREntergy Corp3.70%
VSTVistra Corp3.54%
XELXcel Energy Inc3.53%
PG&E CORP2.61%
AEEAmeren Corp2.20%
NRGNRG Energy Inc2.17%

Questions people ask

Is FDL the same as XLU?

13.9% of their weight sits in the same 14 holdings. FDL also reports CVX, VZ, PM, which the other does not. XLU also reports NEE, CEG, AEP, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between FDL and XLU measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 100% of FDL and 100% of XLU, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, XLU or FDL?

FDL reports 99 stock positions and XLU reports 31. 85.9% of FDL's weight sits in names XLU does not hold, and 58.2% of XLU's weight in names FDL does not hold. The ten largest positions are 48.1% of FDL and 57.5% of XLU.

How do FDL and XLU differ by sector?

The widest gap is Utilities: XLU has 71.2 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.

Where do the numbers come from?

From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.

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