Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU)

The XLU is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (an ETF). It trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol XLU.

In mid-2007, The XLU was about 3.5% of the S&P500 index.

The fund holds investments in the Utilities Index which include the following industries:

• Electric utilities
• Multi-utilities
• Independent power producers & energy traders
• Gas utilities

Criteria

1. Each of the component securities in the Index is a constituent company of the S&P 500 Index.
2. Each stock in the S&P 500 Index is allocated to one and only one of the Select Sector Indexes.
3. The Index is calculated by the New York Stock Exchange’s Index Services Group using a modified “market capitalization” methodology.

As of December 31, 2009, the Index was comprised of 34 stocks.