XLC — The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund
Data updated: 2026-05-28
XLC — The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. United States Communication Services Equity · $24.11B AUM · 0.08% expense ratio · 16.4% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
XLC Fund Overview
XLC — The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund is a US ETF managed by Select Sector SPDR Trust, categorised as United States Communication Services Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: Select Sector SPDR Trust
- Category: United States Communication Services Equity
- Assets under management: $24.11B
- 1-year return: 16.4%
- Ticker: XLC
- SEC CIK: 0001064641
- SEC series ID: S000062095
- Share class ID: C000201048
XLC Holdings
Top 10 holdings of The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Meta Platforms Inc | 18.20% |
| Alphabet Inc | 10.65% |
| Alphabet Inc | 8.54% |
| Netflix Inc | 5.91% |
| AT&T Inc | 5.05% |
| Electronic Arts Inc | 4.82% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 4.68% |
| Warner Bros Discovery Inc | 4.67% |
| T-Mobile US Inc | 4.65% |
| Walt Disney Co/The | 4.52% |
XLC Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.8% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.9% |
XLC Performance
Total returns for XLC (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -5.5% |
| 1 year | 16.4% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 25.5% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 9.7% |
XLC Risk Information
Risk metrics for XLC, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 14.2%
XLC Costs and Fees
XLC costs about $8 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.08%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.08%
- Portfolio turnover: 40%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.40 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
XLC Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund had net inflows of $543.40M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | −$1.48B |
| 2026-02 | −$325.48M |
| 2026-01 | $250.32M |
| 2025-12 | $408.83M |
| 2025-11 | −$213.86M |
| 2025-10 | −$27.17M |
XLC Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
XLC Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.