XLC
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund
The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund tracks a market-cap-weighted index of US telecommunication and media & entertainment components of the S&P 500 index.
US
EQUITY
Passive
MANAGEMENT STYLE
20.2 B
ASSETS UNDER MGMT
8 bp
EXPENSES
Fund Basics
| Fund sponsor | SSGA |
| Category | US |
| Asset class | Equity |
| Website | link... |
| Inception date | Jun 18, 2018 |
| Assets (mns) | $20,229 |
| Expense ratio | 8 bp |
| Currency | USD |
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
| Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
| Distributions | Quarterly |
| Taxation | 1099 |
| Stock selection | Committee |
| Weighting | Market Cap |
| Holdings Transparency | Full |
| Derivatives-based | No |
| Options available | Yes |
| Currency hedged | No |
| Fund of funds | No |
Top 10 Holdings
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| META PLATFORMS INC | 14.0 % |
| ALPHABET INC. CLASS A | 8.6 % |
| ALPHABET INC. CLASS C | 7.1 % |
| NETFLIX INC | 6.9 % |
| TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWRE | 4.8 % |
| ELECTRONIC ARTS INC | 4.8 % |
| LIVE NATION INC | 4.7 % |
| T-MOBILE US, INC. | 4.7 % |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC | 4.7 % |
| AT&T INC | 4.6 % |
Constituent Breakdown
| Number of holdings | 23 |
| Herfindahl-Hirschman Index | 634 |
| Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) | $733,745 |
| Large cap (>$10bn) | 96.2% |
| Mid cap ($2-10bn) | 2.3% |
| Small cap (<$2bn) | 0.0% |
| Developed mkts. | 100.0% |
| Emerging mkts. | 0.0% |
Country Exposure
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UNITED STATES | 99.7 % |
Historical Performance
Standardized Performance (as of 03/31/2025)
| YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | 20 YR | Incep. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price Returns | 5.4% | 28.5% | 38.1% | 14.2% | 15.0% | -- | -- | 11.2% |
| Dividend Yield | -5.7% | -9.8% | -8.0% | -1.3% | 2.9% | -- | -- | 0.1% |
| Total Returns | -0.4% | 18.8% | 30.1% | 12.9% | 17.9% | -- | -- | 11.4% | Ann. Volatility | 12.8% | 14.7% | 16.4% | 22.2% | 24.2% | -- | -- | 23.0% |
Market Correlations
| versus... | Beta | R-squared |
| S&P 500 | 1.04 | 77% |
| MSCI EAFE | 0.89 | 56% |
| MSCI Emg Mkts | 0.82 | 47% |
Liquidity Measures
| Avg. volume (000) | 7,112 |
| Turnover | 3.4% |
| Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.02% |
| ADV of underlying (mns) | $14,729 |
Technical Indicators
| Recent close | $95.44 |
| 30d moving avg. | $93.82 |
| Annualized volatility | 20.6% |
| Relative strength (RSI) | 48 |
| Short interest (ETF) | 2.5% |
| Short interest (underlying) | 2.6% |
Distributions
Assets Under Management (mns)
Money Flows (mns)
Short Interest (as % of shares outstanding)
Long Money Flows (mns)
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Comparable ETFs Based on Overlap
| Ticker | Fund Name | Overlap vs. XLC |
Expenses vs. XLC |
ALTAR Score™ vs. XLC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSPC | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Communication Services ETF | 76.1% | +32 bp | +0.3% |
| VOX | Vanguard Communication Services ETF | 69.6% | +2 bp | -0.3% |
| FCOM | Fidelity MSCI Communication Services Index ETF | 67.9% | +0 bp | -0.3% |
| IXP | iShares Global Comm Services ETF | 59.7% | +34 bp | +0.9% |
| FDN | First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund | 25.3% | +44 bp | -2.2% |
| FDND | FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF | 25.3% | +67 bp | -2.4% |
| PNQI | Invesco NASDAQ Internet ETF | 23.2% | +52 bp | -2.0% |
| IYZ | iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF | 22.3% | +32 bp | +1.2% |
| BNGE | First Trust S-Network Streaming and Gaming ETF | 21.6% | +62 bp | -2.0% |
| ACSI | American Customer Satisfaction ETF | 20.9% | +57 bp | -0.5% |
Risk and Returns: XLC vs. Comps (1 YR)
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Results & Estimates
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Return on Equity
Net Margins
EPS Revision Activity (6 mo. ago = 100%)
Compound Annual Growth Rates
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Valuation Metrics
| Fwd Est | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
| Price-to-sales | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-earnings | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-cash flow | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-growth | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-book value | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Yield | --% | --% | --x | --% |
Based on closing prices from 4/30/2025
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XLC
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ETF Research Center Rating
UNDERWEIGHT
Below average appreciation potential. A rating of UNDERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 2nd quintile (ranking higher than only 20%-40%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at relatively expensive valuations and/or having below-average fundamentals.
ALTAR Score™
XLC
5.7%
Cat. Avg
6.5%
ALTAR Score™ Calculation
Category Overview
There are 953 funds in the US Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™
of 6.5% and a standard deviation of
2.7%. XLC's ALTAR Score™ is approximately
0.3 standard deviations
below
the category average. This places XLC in the 37th percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating
Sell-side recommendations on the ETF's individual constituents
XLCSELL
U/W
HOLD
O/W
BUY
Expense Analysis
| Peer Group | Passive US Equity ETFs |
| # of ETFs | 192 |
| Avg. Expense Ratio | 31.0 bp |
| Std. Deviation | 25.7 bp |
| XLC (8 bp) Percentile rank | 18 |
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
| Expense (bp) (A) |
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp) (B) |
TCO (bp) (A)+(B) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| XLC | 8.0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| Peer Avg. | 27.8 | 6.5 | 34.2 |
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