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

SPHD and XLU share 12.6% of their weight across 8 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.

SPHD and XLU

12.6%

8 shared positions

SPHD

Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF

Reported positions cover 99% of the fund, 49 positions · May 31, 2026

Top 10: 29.1%·Holdings of SPHD

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 SPHD 99%, 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 SPHD side by side

SPHDInvesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF

49

stock positions reported to the SEC

85.6% of its weight is in 41 names XLU does not hold

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

31

stock positions reported to the SEC

77.0% of its weight is in 23 names SPHD does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

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

Largest sectors for both funds

Utilities
16.6%
88.9%
Real Estate
21.2%
0.0%
Financial Services
11.5%
0.0%
Consumer Defensive
9.7%
0.0%
Consumer Cyclical
9.5%
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
2.0%

The widest gap is Utilities: XLU has 72.3 points more of it.

The figures side by side

SPHDXLU
Filing dateMay 31, 2026Jun 30, 2026
Stock positions reported4931
Weight of the ten largest29.1%57.5%
Largest positionVZ 3.5%NEE 12.9%
Held alone41 positions, 85.6%23 positions, 77.0%
Covered by stock positions99%100%

Holdings they share

StockIn SPHDIn XLUCounted
DDominion Energy, Inc.2.13%4.23%2.13%
EVERSOURCE ENERGY1.82%1.91%1.82%
FEFirstEnergy Corp.1.64%1.74%1.64%
EXCExelon Corp.1.59%3.36%1.59%
DUKDuke Energy Corp.1.58%6.95%1.58%
DTEDTE Energy Co.1.53%2.23%1.53%
EVRGEvergy, Inc.1.69%1.40%1.40%
PNWPinnacle West Capital Corp.1.84%0.91%0.91%

What each holds alone

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

Only in SPHD

VZVerizon Communications Inc.3.47%
MOAltria Group, Inc.3.43%
DOCHealthpeak Properties, Inc.3.22%
KHCKraft Heinz Co. (The)3.01%
PFEPfizer Inc.2.98%
FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.2.80%
VICIVICI Properties Inc.2.66%
OKEONEOK, Inc.2.64%
KIMKimco Realty Corp.2.44%
ORealty Income Corp.2.42%

Only in XLU

NEENextEra Energy Inc12.89%
SOSouthern Co/The7.60%
CEGConstellation Energy Corp5.59%
AEPAmerican Electric Power Co Inc5.24%
SEMPRA4.27%
ETREntergy Corp3.70%
VSTVistra Corp3.54%
XELXcel Energy Inc3.53%
EDConsolidated Edison Inc2.87%
PEGPublic Service Enterprise Group Inc2.85%

Questions people ask

Is SPHD the same as XLU?

12.6% of their weight sits in the same 8 holdings. SPHD also reports VZ, MO, DOC, which the other does not. XLU also reports NEE, SO, CEG, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between SPHD 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 99% of SPHD and 100% of XLU, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, XLU or SPHD?

SPHD reports 49 stock positions and XLU reports 31. 85.6% of SPHD's weight sits in names XLU does not hold, and 77.0% of XLU's weight in names SPHD does not hold. The ten largest positions are 29.1% of SPHD and 57.5% of XLU.

How do SPHD and XLU differ by sector?

The widest gap is Utilities: XLU has 72.3 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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