Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU) — Research Brief as of August 7, 2026

Recent Congressional Purchase Activity

Multiple sources confirm recent congressional interest in XLU. According to [1], four Congress members have disclosed five trades in XLU, and [2] corroborates four congressional trades in the ETF. More specifically, [4] notes that as of July 2026, at least one member of Congress executed a disclosed purchase of XLU, with one purchase and zero sales recorded in that period. The source also notes that "bipartisan cluster activity" — where members of both parties trade within overlapping windows — was detected zero times for that specific July window [4], suggesting the buying may be individually motivated rather than coordinated.