# XLC (State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF) State Street · Stock ETFs · Communications · data as of Oct 28, 2026 XLC has 23 holdings by its book of Oct 27, 2026 and returned −10.4% over the year to Oct 28, 2026. Promise check: Not measured. No other ETF tracks the index it names, so its tracking cannot be measured. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/stocks/ XLC tracks an index of Communication services and returned −10.4% over the past year. ## Key facts - XLC, total return, 1 year: −10.4%, as of Oct 28, 2026. - XLC, expense ratio: 0.08%, as of Jan 28, 2026. - XLC, holdings: 23, as of Oct 27, 2026. - XLC, below its high: −13.3%, as of Oct 28, 2026. - XLC, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 1.2%, as of Oct 28, 2026. - XLC, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 21, 2026: $0.3641, as of Sep 21, 2026. - XLC, net assets: $22.1bn (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026). ## XLC over each window to Oct 28, 2026 | Window | Total return | S&P 500 (SPY) | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 month | −7.2% | +0.9% | | 3 months | −5.5% | +6.1% | | 6 months | −10.0% | +9.1% | | Year to date | −11.6% | +14.1% | | 1 year | −10.4% | +13.6% | | 3 years | +69.2% | +95.0% | | 5 years | +35.4% | +79.8% | | Since launch | +123.9% | +217.6% | | Since launch, annualised | +10.1% | – | ## XLC key stats - 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $120.08 on Jan 30, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $103.14 on Oct 28, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range: $103.14, 0% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - Holdings: 23 - Top ten weight: 75.3% ## XLC trading - Not scored. - Premium to NAV at the Oct 27 close: +0.02%; 95% of days within ±0.04%. - The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/xlc/trading/ ## Every published field | Field | Value | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | What it tracks | Communication Services Select Sector Index | ETFIQ | | Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ | | Category | Stocks · Communications | ETFIQ | | Expense ratio | 0.08% | 485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026 | | Price | $103.14 | ETFIQ | | First traded | Jun 19, 2018 | ETFIQ | | Net assets | $22.1bn | the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026 | | Benchmark | Its own holdings, as of Oct 27, 2026; its shareholder report compares it with the S&P 500 Index, but its daily returns fit VOO's at R-squared 0.277 over the year to Oct 28, 2026 (251 days), under the 0.35 it needs to return to it | ETFIQ, from its filings | | Below its high | −13.3% | ETFIQ | | Holdings | 23 | ETFIQ | | Top ten weight | 75.3% | ETFIQ | | Holdings published for | Oct 27, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file | | Holdings as of the close of | Oct 27, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file | | Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 99.8% | ETFIQ | | Active share vs the S&P 500 | 90.3% | ETFIQ | | Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 73.1% | ETFIQ | ## Money in and out, to Oct 22, 2026 | Window | Dates | Net flow | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 week | Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026 | +$120m | | 1 month | Sep 28, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026 | +$1.2bn | | 3 months | Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026 | +$1.1bn | | Year to date | Jan 2, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026 | −$1.9bn | | 1 year | Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026 | −$1.9bn (of which a round trip: −$40.7m) | Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: . Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows ## Questions ### How has XLC performed? Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XLC returned −10.4% with distributions reinvested. Over three years the number is +69.2%. ### What does XLC cost? The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. ### What does XLC hold? 23 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, with the top ten at 75.3% of the fund. 100% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds. ### How far is XLC below its high? 13.3% below its high of Jan 30, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026. ### What is the expense ratio of XLC? XLC's expense ratio is 0.08% a year, read from 485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026. ## Cite this page ETFIQ, XLC, stock fund, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/xlc Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at . HTML: https://etfiq.com/funds/xlc · JSON: https://etfiq.com/funds/xlc.json