XLU performs poorly in rising interest rate environments due to its dependence on low rates.
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BenzingaPublished Sep 23 · 2 passages
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The State Street Utility Sector Spider ETF or XLU tracks the utility sector responsible for the power generation required by AI infrastructure.
That XLU chart is some ugly. I thought you were supposed to be safe. uh in not I don't really think that's the case in uh interest uh rate raising environments because they're so uh dependent on on rates being low.
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The State Street Utility Sector Spider ETF or XLU tracks the utility sector responsible for the power generation required by AI infrastructure.