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XLII vs XLUI

State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

XLIIANYSE 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.

XLII0.35%XLUI0.35%

Avg volume · 30D

XLUI 3.5×the volume

XLII15.9KXLUI56.2K

XLII vs XLUI Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+9.0%XLII+4.7%XLUI

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. XLII +9.0%. XLUI +4.7%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−5%0%15%20%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
XLII 0.35%
XLUI 0.35%
Fund size
XLII $17M
XLUI $67M
1Y total return
XLII +9.0%, better
XLUI +4.7%
Yield (12M)
XLII 13.46%
XLUI 15.28%, better
Holdings
XLII 3
XLUI 3
Avg volume (30D)
XLII 15.9K sh
XLUI 56.2K sh, better
NAV per share
XLII $24.32
XLUI $22.92
52W range

ETF.net Grade

XLII: Cost 76, Risk 49, Mission 100, Tradability 60, Holdings 51, Durability 51. XLUI: Cost 76, Risk 41, Mission 93, Tradability 57, Holdings 49, Durability 72.
Pillar letters and Scores for XLII, XLUI, with each pillar’s weight
PillarXLIIXLUI
Cost30% weightA76A76
Mission25% weightA100HigherA93
Risk15% weightC49HigherC41
Tradability15% weightB60HigherB57
Holdings10% weightC51HigherC49
Durability5% weightC51A72Higher

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. XLII 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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XLII ranks 2nd and XLUI 4th 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

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

XLIIAState Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

XLUIBState Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

In short

XLII Covered calls swarm tech; far rarer on machinery, railroads and defense primes. XLII owns the 1998-vintage industrials SPDR and sells short-dated calls on that fund itself, paying out monthly.

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

XLII The fund is actively managed to pursue current income while retaining the potential for long-term capital growth. It invests in XLI and sells call options on XLI to generate additional 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

  • XLII Single-ticker build: it holds the industrials SPDR (XLI, running since 1998) and writes listed calls on that fund, so one trade buys the sector basket and the overlay.ssga.comssga.com 2
  • Actively managed overlay, not a rigid formula: managers choose strikes and expiries rather than selling the same call every month. Distributions come monthly.ssga.com
  • Priced at 0.35%, the going rate for sector covered-call funds, and among the stronger implementations in its peer group.
  • Same 0.35% runs across the sibling sleeves (XLVI health care, XLUI utilities), so sector mixes cost the same per leg.etf.com
  • 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

  • XLII Calls cap the upside: premium income is paid for by handing over part of any big industrials rally.ssga.com
  • Fund-of-funds fee stacking. The plain industrials SPDR (XLI) it owns costs a small fraction of 0.35% on its own.ssga.com
  • Launched in 2025, still small and thinly traded, so spreads can run wider than the underlying's.
  • 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 XLII profile⁠

Full XLUI profile⁠

XLII 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.

XLII vs XLUI Cost

Same expense ratio

$7,126

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

  • XLII 0.35%

    $7,126

  • XLUI 0.35%

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • XLII 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$8K051015202530XLII $7,126XLUI $7,126

Year by year

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

Expense ratio

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

XLII cheapest of 22 funds

XLUI cheapest of 22 funds

XLII vs XLUI Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
XLII 13.46%
XLUI 15.28%, better
Payout (12M)
XLII $3.23
XLUI $3.51
Last payment
XLII $0.30
XLUI $0.42
Ex-dividend
XLII Oct 1, 2026
XLUI Oct 1, 2026
Paid on
XLII Oct 5, 2026
XLUI Oct 5, 2026
Frequency
XLII Monthly
XLUI Monthly

Distribution history

Per share, 2025 to 2026, same scale for both

XLIIMonthly · 14 paymentsAll XLII payments⁠
One bar per payment. 14 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Sep 2, 2025 $0.38; Oct 1, 2025 $0.22; Nov 3, 2025 $0.27; Dec 1, 2025 $0.22; Dec 29, 2025 $0.26; Feb 2, 2026 $0.21; Mar 2, 2026 $0.32; Apr 1, 2026 $0.35; May 1, 2026 $0.27; Jun 1, 2026 $0.31; Jul 1, 2026 $0.31; Aug 3, 2026 $0.30; Sep 1, 2026 $0.11; Oct 1, 2026 $0.30. 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

XLII vs XLUI Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
XLII 11.9%since Aug 2025XLUI 12.8%since Aug 2025
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
XLII 0.60since Aug 2025XLUI 0.20since Aug 2025
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
XLII −10.1%since Jul 2025XLUI −12.3%since Jul 2025
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
XLII 0.53XLUI 0.002

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