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XLEI vs XLUI

State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

XLEIBNYSE Arca

State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

XLUIBNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

Same figure. Both funds show the same value, so neither comes out ahead.

XLEI0.35%XLUI0.35%

Avg volume · 30D

XLEI 3.4×the volume

XLEI190KXLUI56.2K

XLEI vs XLUI Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+48.5%XLEI+4.7%XLUI

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. XLEI +48.5%. XLUI +4.7%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20%30%40%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
XLEI 0.35%
XLUI 0.35%
Fund size
XLEI $203M
XLUI $67M
1Y total return
XLEI +48.5%, better
XLUI +4.7%
Yield (12M)
XLEI 17.59%, better
XLUI 15.28%
Holdings
XLEI 3
XLUI 3
Avg volume (30D)
XLEI 190K sh, better
XLUI 56.2K sh
NAV per share
XLEI $29.48
XLUI $22.92
52W range

ETF.net Grade

XLEI: Cost 76, Risk 70, Mission 56, Tradability 70, Holdings 49, Durability 81. XLUI: Cost 76, Risk 41, Mission 93, Tradability 57, Holdings 49, Durability 72.
Pillar letters and Scores for XLEI, XLUI, with each pillar’s weight
PillarXLEIXLUI
Cost30% weightA76A76
Mission25% weightB56A93Higher
Risk15% weightA70HigherC41
Tradability15% weightA70HigherB57
Holdings10% weightC49C49
Durability5% weightA81HigherA72

Rank among Sector Option Income funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. XLEI and XLUI are both graded against the same 22 Sector Option Income funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Sector Option Income⁠

Category · 22 funds
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XLUI ranks 4th and XLEI 7th of 22 funds in the Sector Option Income Category.

  1. Rank 1AXLSIState Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 74
  2. Rank 2AXLIIState Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 71
  3. Rank 2AXLVIState Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 71
  4. Rank 4BXLUIState Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 69
  5. Rank 5BXLFIState Street Financial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 67
  6. Rank 5BXLYIState Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 67
  7. Rank 7BXLEIState Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 66
  8. Rank 8BTYLGGlobal X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETFScore 63

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

XLEIBState Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

XLUIBState Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

In short

XLEI State Street's 1998-vintage energy sector fund, wrapped in a call-writing overlay. Same oil and gas majors, monthly income from selling options against them, minus some of the upside when crude runs.

XLUI Utilities run on regulated cash flows and steady dividends, the market's slow lane. XLUI parks there and sells calls against it, turning quiet into monthly income. It arrived in 2025 as part of the first suite to bolt a premium-income overlay onto sector SPDRs.

Stated mandate

XLEI The fund seeks current income while preserving prospects for long-term capital growth by investing in an energy-sector ETF and selling call options on it to generate additional premium income.

XLUI The fund is an actively managed equity strategy seeking current income and long-term capital growth by investing in the State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF and selling call options on that ETF.

Why people hold it

  • XLEI Underlying is the original energy sector SPDR, trading since 1998: market-cap-weighted S&P 500 oil, gas and services names. No stock picking, just an overlay on a known quantity.stockanalysis.com
  • Pays monthly, and the mandate is written to seek income while preserving prospects for long-term growth rather than sell away all the upside.ssga.com
  • Calls are written on the sector ETF itself, not dozens of single stocks, so the overlay runs off one liquid options chain.ssga.com
  • The 0.35% fee sits right at the median for sector covered-call funds, and the build stands among the stronger ones in that peer group.
  • XLUI Simple plumbing: it owns State Street's utilities sector ETF and writes calls on that same fund. No stock picking, no basket drift, the sector exposure the label implies.ssga.com
  • 0.35% a year sits right at the median for its sector call-writing peers, and the cash comes monthly rather than quarterly.
  • One of the strongest builds in its sector-overlay group, with health care sibling XLVI, and the strategy it runs matches the one on the tin.
  • Eleven sector versions launched together, all on the same wrapper and the same 0.35% fee, so switching the sector tilt does not mean switching strategy.nasdaq.com

Worth knowing

  • XLEI Written calls cap the rally: above the strike, further gains go to the option buyer and the fund keeps the premium instead.ssga.com
  • One narrow sector, market-cap weighted, so the integrated majors dominate. Nothing inside cushions a broad crude selloff.stockanalysis.com
  • A 2025 launch, so there is no record through a full energy cycle yet, and it trades lightly next to the sector fund it holds.
  • XLUI Written calls trade away part of a rally. When utilities run hard, the premium collected is what you get instead of the full move.ssga.com
  • Launched in 2025 and still a small fund that trades thinly, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than on the underlying sector ETF.
  • One sector, one underlying holding. Results track utilities, and the monthly payout moves with option premiums and dividends rather than a fixed rate.ssga.com

Full XLEI profile⁠

Full XLUI profile⁠

XLEI vs XLUI Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

XLEI vs XLUI Cost

Same expense ratio

$7,126

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • XLEI 0.35%

    $7,126

  • XLUI 0.35%

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • XLEI 0.35%
  • XLUI 0.35%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530XLEI $7,126XLUI $7,126

Year by year

YearXLEIXLUI
10$634$634
20$2,454$2,454
30$7,126$7,126

Expense ratio

  • 0.35%XLEI
  • 0.35%XLUI
  • Middle half of Sector Option Income funds
  • Median 0.47%

XLEI cheapest of 22 funds

XLUI cheapest of 22 funds

XLEI vs XLUI Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
XLEI 17.59%, better
XLUI 15.28%
Payout (12M)
XLEI $5.24
XLUI $3.51
Last payment
XLEI $0.51
XLUI $0.42
Ex-dividend
XLEI Oct 1, 2026
XLUI Oct 1, 2026
Paid on
XLEI Oct 5, 2026
XLUI Oct 5, 2026
Frequency
XLEI Monthly
XLUI Monthly

Distribution history

Per share, 2025 to 2026, same scale for both

XLEIMonthly · 14 paymentsAll XLEI payments⁠
One bar per payment. 14 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Sep 2, 2025 $0.59; Oct 1, 2025 $0.44; Nov 3, 2025 $0.39; Dec 1, 2025 $0.29; Dec 29, 2025 $0.73; Feb 2, 2026 $0.25; Mar 2, 2026 $0.46; Apr 1, 2026 $0.55; May 1, 2026 $0.31; Jun 1, 2026 $0.45; Jul 1, 2026 $0.54; Aug 3, 2026 $0.39; Sep 1, 2026 $0.37; Oct 1, 2026 $0.51. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502026YTD
XLUIMonthly · 14 paymentsAll XLUI payments⁠
One bar per payment. 14 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Sep 2, 2025 $0.32; Oct 1, 2025 $0.32; Nov 3, 2025 $0.27; Dec 1, 2025 $0.20; Dec 29, 2025 $0.59; Feb 2, 2026 $0.15; Mar 2, 2026 $0.23; Apr 1, 2026 $0.42; May 1, 2026 $0.28; Jun 1, 2026 $0.27; Jul 1, 2026 $0.34; Aug 3, 2026 $0.14; Sep 1, 2026 $0.22; Oct 1, 2026 $0.42. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502026YTD

XLEI vs XLUI Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
XLEI 15.6%since Aug 2025XLUI 12.8%since Aug 2025
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
XLEI 2.03since Aug 2025XLUI 0.20since Aug 2025
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
XLEI −8.2%since Jul 2025XLUI −12.3%since Jul 2025
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
XLEI −0.51XLUI 0.002

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