XLC
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund, Communications, State Street Investment Management.
Data through 2026-09-02
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Cost per year
0.08%
$8 a year on $10,000
Positions
25
69.8% in the ten largest
Assets
$21.7B
under management
Return, 3 years
70.9%
cumulative, total return
Volatility
16.0%
annualised, 3 years of weekly returns
Worst fall
-18.0%
peak to trough, 3 years
What XLC duplicates
Owning XLC alongside any of these means holding the same companies twice. The first column is the share of combined weight sitting in companies both funds hold.
| Fund | Overlap by weight | Share of XLC also held there | Share of that fund also in XLC | Companies in both | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOOG | 15.7% | 58.2% | 15.7% | 11 | |
| VUG | 15.4% | 52.5% | 15.4% | 9 | |
| SPYG | 14.9% | 58.5% | 14.9% | 12 | |
| SCHG | 12.8% | 63.0% | 12.8% | 12 | |
| QQQ | 12.6% | 59.9% | 12.6% | 9 | |
| QQQM | 12.6% | 59.9% | 12.6% | 9 | |
| QUAL | 9.9% | 46.3% | 9.9% | 6 | |
| VOO | 9.8% | 99.7% | 9.8% | 23 | |
| SPY | 9.5% | 100.0% | 9.5% | 24 | |
| IVV | 9.5% | 100.0% | 9.5% | 24 | |
| SCHX | 9.1% | 95.6% | 9.1% | 21 | |
| VTI | 8.8% | 100.0% | 8.8% | 24 |
Measured across the 61 US ETFs covered here, from the issuer files published on the dates below. Check any other pair.
What it holds
| Rank | Company | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | META | 17.08% | |
| 2 | GOOGL | 10.24% | |
| 3 | GOOG | 8.18% | |
| 4 | T | 5.31% | |
| 5 | VZ | 5.09% | |
| 6 | NFLX | 4.88% | |
| 7 | CMCSA | 4.84% | |
| 8 | DIS | 4.8% | |
| 9 | TMUS | 4.67% | |
| 10 | WBD | 4.65% | |
| 11 | OMC | 4.5% | |
| 12 | LYV | 4.33% | |
| 13 | TTWO | 3.91% | |
| 14 | CHTR | 3.07% | |
| 15 | FOXA | 2.4% | |
| 16 | ECHO | 2.15% | |
| 17 | TKO | 2.1% | |
| 18 | NWSA | 2.05% | |
| 19 | FOX | 1.5% | |
| 20 | APP | 1.33% | |
| 21 | TTD | 1.08% | |
| 22 | NWS | 0.76% | |
| 23 | PSKY | 0.61% | |
| 24 | RDDT | 0.3% | |
| 25 | XASU6 | -0.0% |
The 25 largest of 25 positions, from the issuer file published 01-Sep-2026.
Cost, returns and risk
| Expense ratio | 0.08% |
|---|---|
| Dividend yield | 1.32% |
| Total return, 1 year | 1.0% |
| Total return, 3 years cumulative | 70.9% |
| Total return, 5 years cumulative | 36.6% |
| Volatility, annualised | 16.0% |
| Worst fall, 3 years | -18.0% |
| Beta against the S&P 500 | 0.91 |
| Weight in the ten largest positions | 69.8% |
| Largest single position | 17.1% |
| Assets under management | $21.7B |
How it moves with the market
| Against | Correlation, 3 years | Covariance, annualised (%2) |
|---|---|---|
| SPY | 0.82often in step | 189 |
| QQQ | 0.77often in step | 242 |
Weekly total returns. Divide a covariance by the two volatilities to get the correlation beside it. What the bands mean
Year by year
| Year | Total return |
|---|---|
| 2026 | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 23.1% |
| 2024 | 34.7% |
| 2023 | 52.8% |
| 2022 | -37.6% |
One year
XLC 96
SPY 117
2025-09-122026-09-04
Holdings from the issuer file published 01-Sep-2026. Prices through 2026-09-02. How every figure here is produced. Measurements, not investment advice.
