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State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC) ETF Analysis

XLC
Expense ratio 0.08% Yield 1.24% Assets $22.53B Since June 18, 2018 Family State Street Investment Management

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

$108.97
−$1.22 (−1.11%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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XLC Annualized Returns

PeriodAnnualized$100 becomes
1 year−5.43%$94.57
3 years+19.25%$169.58
5 years+6.95%$139.92
Since June 19, 2018+10.88%$236.62

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

XLC Return by Calendar Year

2018 and 2026 are partial years

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YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−6.59%
2025+23.08%
2024+34.71%
2023+52.82%
2022−37.63%
2021+15.96%
2020+26.90%
2019+31.05%
2018 (partial year)−16.88%

XLC Monthly Returns

−15%+15%
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+2.0−1.7−5.8+5.1−0.7−7.2+1.0+3.0−0.1−1.8——
2025+5.8−0.4−5.2−1.0+6.2+7.3−1.0+3.7+6.6−3.0+0.5+2.3
2024+4.4+4.6+3.2−4.7+6.9+3.2+0.2+1.8+3.8+1.8+6.9−1.4
2023+14.8−2.9+8.7+3.3+3.9+4.7+5.7−1.5−2.9−1.3+7.8+4.4
2022−4.8−7.4+0.7−14.1+1.9−9.6+3.9−3.5−11.7+0.7+6.8−6.6
2021−0.9+7.0+2.6+6.5+0.9+3.0+1.8+3.9−6.3+0.2−6.1+3.3
2020+0.5−5.8−12.6+13.7+7.4+0.2+7.6+8.8−5.9−0.3+10.5+3.3
2019+11.7−0.5+2.0+7.1−6.0+4.8+3.2−2.5+0.2+2.2+3.8+2.3
2018——————−2.2+1.5−0.1−6.0−2.2−8.0

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

XLC Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 8 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs
Annualized volatility
22.29%
Beta (3y)
0.85
Best year
+52.82%

2023

Worst year
−37.63%

2022

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

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Top Holdings

# Symbol Name Weight
1 META Meta Platforms Inc Class A 22.16%
2 GOOGL Alphabet Inc Class A 11.63%
3 GOOG Alphabet Inc Class C 9.33%
4 WBD Warner Bros. Discovery Inc Ordinary Shares - Class A 4.94%
5 DIS The Walt Disney Co 4.48%
6 TTWO Take-Two Interactive Software Inc 4.38%
7 T AT&T Inc 4.32%
8 APP AppLovin Corp Ordinary Shares - Class A 4.24%
9 VZ Verizon Communications Inc 4.11%
10 TMUS T-Mobile US Inc 4.1%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC) is an exchange-traded fund in the Communications category. The fund is issued by State Street Investment Management. The inception date on file is June 18, 2018. Total net assets stand at $22.53B. The expense ratio is 0.08%. On a $10,000 position that is $8.00 a year.

The largest positions on file are Meta Platforms Inc Class A (META), Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL), and Alphabet Inc Class C (GOOG). Meta Platforms Inc Class A alone accounts for 22.16% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 73.69% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for XLC is $108.97, dated October 21, 2026. The trailing one-year total return is −5.43%. Measured over 5 years, that is +6.95% a year compounded. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 1.24%.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2023 at +52.82%; the weakest is 2022 at −37.63%. Of the 7 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is −6.59% year to date.

Price & Risk Profile

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $105.03 to $120.41. The latest close sits 3.75% above that 52-week low. Daily returns over the trailing 8 years annualize to a volatility of 22.29%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.85. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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