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XLCSPDRINDEX

Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund

$111.26-0.35% vs prior close
10512052-WK

Price through Oct 7, 2026 · Flows through Oct 6, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 7, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 7, 2026.

Normally, the fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes companies that have been identified as Communication Services companies by the GICS®, including securities of companies from the following industries: diversified telecommunication services; wireless telecommunication services; media; entertainment; and interactive media & services. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
116.2112.2108.3111.26DAILY NET FLOWApr 6Jun 4Aug 5Oct 7

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN · NET −$1.2B OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$333M of net inflows over the past month, about 1.5% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -5.5% so far this year. At 0.090% a year it is not the cheapest way in — FCOM has a reported fee of 0.08%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$22.8Bassets under management
0.090%expense ratio · $9 per $10,000 a year
+$333Mnet flow, trailing month
6.1Mavg daily volume, 30 days
22holdings · US-domiciled
2018listed June 18, 2018 · beta 0.69
The book at a glance
META-2.4%GOOGL+0.8%GOOG+0.8%T+0.2%DIS+0.7%VZ-0.5%TMUS+1.0%NFLX+1.5%LYV-0.6%OMC-0.3%CMCSA-2.9%TTWO+0.7%ECHO-2.3%FOXA+1.0%TKO+1.2%NWSA+0.2%CHTR-1.5%FOXTTD+1.4%WBD4.5%EA4.6%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1METAMETA17.30%$721.31-2.4%
2GOOGLALPHABET11.37%$350.50+0.8%
3GOOGALPHABET9.06%$347.37+0.8%
4TAT&T4.38%$24.47+0.2%
5DISWALT DISNEY4.51%$104.75+0.7%
6VZVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS4.43%$45.77-0.5%
7TMUST-MOBILE US4.45%$167.65+1.0%
8NFLXNETFLIX4.48%$69.70+1.5%
9LYVLIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT4.61%$170.84-0.6%
10OMCOMNICOM GROUP3.91%$74.87-0.3%
11CMCSACOMCAST4.63%$20.94-2.9%
12TTWOTAKE TWO INTERACTIVE 4.69%$204.01+0.7%
13ECHOEchoStar2.61%$97.69-2.3%
14FOXAFOX1.96%$62.70+1.0%
15TKOTKO GROUP HOLDINGS INC2.39%$178.64+1.2%

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Sector weights
Communication Services100%
Technology Services64.35%
Consumer Services19.54%
Communications12.35%
Commercial Services3.71%
Other0.08%
Mutual fund0.05%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+1.2%
1 month-0.7%
3 months+0.2%
6 months-0.4%
YTD-5.5%
1 year-4.1%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$241M
1 month+$333M
3 months−$602M
YTD−$2.9B
1 year−$2.6B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
20%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
16%realized volatility, 1 year
-12.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-7.3%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 17.3% of the book; the top ten carry 70%. Spread across 25+ names, it behaves like roughly 14 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
520calls · latest snapshot
247puts · latest snapshot
0.47put/call ratio
4.2Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
META META$349M$338M
GOOGL ALPHABET$107M$118M
GOOG ALPHABET$58M$47M
NFLX NETFLIX$22M$21M
CHTR CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS$1M$3M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against XLC

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat XLC on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41B+$286M-6bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-6bp on fee · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-5bp on fee · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.3B+$575M-5bp on fee · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-5bp on fee · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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