State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC)
| Assets | $26.75B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.08% |
| PE Ratio | 17.57 |
| Shares Out | 229.55M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $1.33 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.12% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Payout Ratio | 19.78% |
| 1-Year Return | +16.29% |
| Volume | 7,128,142 |
| Open | 116.29 |
| Previous Close | 116.72 |
| Day's Range | 116.14 - 118.16 |
| 52-Week Low | 84.02 |
| 52-Week High | 120.41 |
| Beta | 1.03 |
| Holdings | 26 |
| Inception Date | Jun 18, 2018 |
About XLC
Fund Home PageThe State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in communication services equity. The fund tracks a market-cap-weighted index of US telecommunication and media & entertainment components of the S&P 500 index. XLC was launched on Jun 18, 2018 and is issued by State Street.
Top 10 Holdings
73.22% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | META | 19.90% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOGL | 10.57% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOG | 8.44% |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | VZ | 5.51% |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 5.07% |
| Comcast Corporation | CMCSA | 5.03% |
| Netflix, Inc. | NFLX | 4.98% |
| T-Mobile US, Inc. | TMUS | 4.89% |
| Electronic Arts Inc. | EA | 4.44% |
| Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. | WBD | 4.39% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2025 | $0.37579 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | $0.41466 | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Jun 23, 2025 | $0.24882 | Jun 25, 2025 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | $0.28792 | Mar 26, 2025 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | $0.2544 | Dec 26, 2024 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | $0.26918 | Sep 25, 2024 |
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