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Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC)

Communications ETF · State Street (SPDR) · NYSE ARCA · 28 holdings
$107.42 ▼ -1.55 (1.42%)
At close · USD · Volume 6,109,139
Returns and riskCostIncomeDividend historyHoldingsX-Ray look-throughQuestions
52-week range
$105.03 – $120.41
Day's range
$106.74 – $108.22
1-year total return
−5.9%
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XLC price chart

Daily, split-corrected, distributions markedEnd-of-day prices

XLC fund facts

FundCommunication Services Select Sector SPDR® Fund
TickerXLC · NYSE ARCA
Issuer (by our rules)State Street (SPDR)
Category (by our rules)Communications
Expense ratio0.08%
Holdings28
Net assets (fund, SEC)$22.3B
Yield (last 12 months)1.29%
DistributionsQuarterly
52-week range$105.03 – $120.41
Average volume (3 months)5,438,656
First price in our data19 Jun 2018
Issuer and category are assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name. Expense ratio and net assets come from SEC filings; where a fund does not file them (for example grantor trusts) the field stays empty.

Returns and risk

1 month
−5.4%
3 months
−1.3%
6 months
−8.3%
Year to date
−7.9%
1 year
−5.9%
3 years a year
+18.7%
5 years a year
+7.1%
10 years a year
n/a
Volatility (1 year)
16.2%
Largest drop, last year
−11.7%
Largest drop in our data
−46.7%
Total return includes distributions, from end-of-day prices adjusted for splits and distributions, to 22 Oct 2026. Periods of 3 years and longer are annualised and shown only when the fund's history is long enough. Volatility is the standard deviation of daily returns over the last year, annualised. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Cost: expense ratio

0.08% a year

On $10,000 invested that is about $8 a year in fund costs, taken out of the fund's assets.

Source: the fund's prospectus, as filed with the SEC on 28 Jan 2026 (risk/return summary data). Brokerage commissions and the bid-ask spread are separate costs.

Income: distributions

Paid, last 12 months
1.38 USD
Yield on today's price
1.29%
Frequency
Quarterly
Latest ex-date
21 Sep 2026
Full XLC dividend history →
Cash paid per current share (restated for share splits), before tax, from EODHD.

XLC top holdings

#HoldingWeight
1 Meta Platforms Inc META 19.90%
2 Alphabet Inc 13.08%
3 Alphabet Inc GOOG 10.42%
4 Take-Two Interactive Software Inc TTWO 5.25%
5 Netflix Inc NFLX 4.84%
6 Comcast Corp 4.70%
7 Warner Bros Discovery Inc 4.67%
8 Electronic Arts Inc 4.63%
9 Walt Disney Co/The DIS 4.48%
10 T-Mobile US Inc TMUS 4.15%
The top 10 make up 76.1% of the fund, out of 28 holdings.
Positions as of 30 Jun 2026, from the fund's Form N-PORT filed with the SEC. Public N-PORT holdings are quarter-end positions published about 60 days later, so they can be months old and the fund may have changed since.

X-Ray look-through

StocksXray scores 69% of XLC by weight (15 stocks in our S&P 500 coverage), so we can look inside the fund with our own numbers. The weighted average X-Ray Score of those stocks is 51 out of 100.

Undervalued 22%Fair 53%Overvalued 26%
Communication Services 100%
Weights are the SEC holdings weights dated 30 Jun 2026; scores and fair-value labels are today's. Labels follow our fair-value method ("Undervalued" means fair value is more than 17.5% above the price) and are model estimates, not forecasts or advice. How the X-Ray Score works.

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XLC: frequently asked questions

What is XLC?

XLC is the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF, issued by State Street (SPDR), listed on NYSE ARCA. By our rules it is classed as "Communications". Its latest SEC filing lists 28 holdings.

What is the expense ratio of XLC?

XLC charges 0.08% a year, according to its prospectus filed with the SEC on 28 Jan 2026. On $10,000 that is about $8 a year in fund costs.

Does XLC pay dividends?

Yes. XLC paid 1.38 per share over the last 12 months, quarterly, a trailing yield of 1.29% on today's price. The latest ex-dividend date was 21 Sep 2026.

What does XLC hold?

The largest holdings in the latest SEC filing are Meta Platforms Inc (19.9%), Alphabet Inc (13.1%), Alphabet Inc (10.4%). The top 10 together make up 76.1% of the fund.

How has XLC performed?

Total return including distributions to 22 Oct 2026: 1 year −5.9%, 3 years +18.7% a year, 5 years +7.1% a year. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

How does StocksXray rate the stocks inside XLC?

We score 69% of the fund by weight (15 stocks) with our X-Ray Score: the weighted average is 51 out of 100. These are model estimates, not forecasts or advice.

Where the numbers come from

Prices and distributions end-of-day data from EODHD; returns are our own calculations from it.
Expense ratio and holdings SEC filings (prospectus risk/return data and Form N-PORT).
Category, issuer and leverage assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name.
X-Ray look-through our scores applied to the SEC holdings.
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