How much has XLCI paid over the last year?

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, XLCI paid 11.0% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 7.6%.

Is XLCI ahead of XLC?

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, XLCI returned +3.6% against −0.6% for Communication services (XLC), so a holder was ahead of it by 4.2 points.

How often does XLCI pay, and how much?

XLCI pays monthly. The latest distribution annualises to 8.1% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate.

XLCI · State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF

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Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, XLCI paid 11.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.6%. Communication services (XLC) returned −0.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 8.1%, paid monthly.

XLCI (State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF), income desk fields as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategy	covered call
Benchmark	Communication services (XLC) (proxy)
Pays	monthly
Payout rate, annualised (ETFIQ)	8.1%
Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL)	0.35%
Cash paid, trailing 12 months (ETFIQ)	11.9%
Launched	Jul 30, 2025
3 months: paid / price / total / XLC / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	2.9% / −0.6% / +2.3% / +0.6% / +1.7 pts
6 months: paid / price / total / XLC / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	5.4% / −5.0% / +0.5% / −4.1% / +4.5 pts
1 year: paid / price / total / XLC / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	11.0% / −7.6% / +3.6% / −0.6% / +4.2 pts
since launch: paid / price / total / XLC / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	12.4% / −4.7% / +8.0% / +6.6% / +1.4 pts

Questions people ask

How much has XLCI paid over the last year?: Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, XLCI paid 11.0% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 7.6%.
Is XLCI ahead of XLC?: Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, XLCI returned +3.6% against −0.6% for Communication services (XLC), so a holder was ahead of it by 4.2 points.
How often does XLCI pay, and how much?: XLCI pays monthly. The latest distribution annualises to 8.1% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
What does XLCI cost?: The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year.

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