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title: "Weekly Recap | XLU.US -3.04%, at 60-day range low"
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description: "XLU.US lost 3.04% this week, closing at $41.10 and underperforming the S&P 500 by roughly 2.96 percentage points, as the broad benchmark slipped just 0.08%. The selling was steady: the fund opened Monday at $42.38 and touched an intraday high of $42.44, then drifted lower in each of the following four sessions. Friday’s low of $41.08 matched the 60-day range low. Daily turnover ran about 19.6% above the 60-day median."
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# Weekly Recap | XLU.US -3.04%, at 60-day range low

## The Week

XLU.US lost 3.04% this week, closing at $41.10 and underperforming the S&P 500 by roughly 2.96 percentage points, as the broad benchmark slipped just 0.08%. The selling was steady: the fund opened Monday at $42.38 and touched an intraday high of $42.44, then drifted lower in each of the following four sessions. Friday’s low of $41.08 matched the 60-day range low. Daily turnover ran about 19.6% above the 60-day median.

## Sector News

Utilities took the brunt of a rate-driven sell-off this week. Treasury yields tested multiyear highs, which weighed on the bond-like sector, and most US sector ETFs closed lower on Friday. Among constituents, NextEra Energy reaffirmed 2026 guidance at the top end of its range, and Evercore ISI rated it a buy, while Morgan Stanley trimmed its price target and cut Sempra Energy’s target to $100. Dominion Energy, Southern, AEP, Vistra and Xcel all logged sessions where they underperformed competitors.

## The Week Ahead

The macro calendar is light. Tuesday brings the Richmond Fed composite index; Thursday includes initial jobless claims, new home sales and EIA natural gas storage. For utilities, Treasury yield direction remains the key swing factor: if yields keep testing highs, the sector could stay under pressure; a pullback in rates would ease that drag.

## In Short

XLU.US diverged sharply from the broader market this week as rising yields squeezed utilities and individual constituents lagged peers. The fund slipped to its 60-day range low, with a dividend yield near 2.91%. The latest daily flow snapshot shows large-lot money leaning net seller, though this is a single-day reading rather than a weekly trend. Yield direction and sector relative strength are the two things to watch next week.

*This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.*

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