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

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 $22.43B. 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 21.08% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 73.79% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for XLC is $112.03, dated September 4, 2026. The trailing one-year price return is −1.14%. The stored price history starts on February 7, 2025, and the total return since then is +10.37%. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 1.28%. The provider also reports a 3 years average return of +20.45%.

2026 is still running; the price is −4.83% 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 6.66% above that 52-week low. Daily returns over the trailing 1 year annualize to a volatility of 15.27%. 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.