XLC — The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-28
XLC — The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC 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 Large Cap Blend / Core 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 Large Cap Blend / Core Communication Services Equity
- Assets under management: $22.26B
- 1-year return: 0.1%
- 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 | 19.90% |
| Alphabet Inc | 13.08% |
| Alphabet Inc | 10.42% |
| Take-Two Interactive Software Inc | 5.25% |
| Netflix Inc | 4.84% |
| Comcast Corp | 4.70% |
| Warner Bros Discovery Inc | 4.67% |
| Electronic Arts Inc | 4.63% |
| Walt Disney Co/The | 4.48% |
| T-Mobile US Inc | 4.15% |
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 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -8.4% |
| 1 year | 0.1% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 19.4% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 6.9% |
XLC Risk Information
Risk metrics for XLC, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 14.4%
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 2026-06, The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund had net outflows of $1.63B, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$1.04B |
| 2026-05 | −$362.66M |
| 2026-04 | $328.76M |
| 2026-03 | −$1.48B |
| 2026-02 | −$325.48M |
| 2026-01 | $250.32M |
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.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-01-28
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-01-24
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-01-26
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-26
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-12-11
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2024-12-12
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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.