The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund
XLC
Market cap $18.8B

90.88 USD

+1.00

1.11%

At close Oct 4, 4:00 PM EDT

After hours

90.73

-0.15

0.17%

1 day

1.11%

5 days

0.98%

1 month

8.49%

3 months

4.50%

6 months

10.12%

Year to date

25.79%

1 year

35.82%

5 years

83.93%

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Funds holding %

of 6,728 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

24% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 110 | Existing positions closed: 89

20% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $351M | Put options by funds: $292M

19% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 [Q1] → 51 (+8) [Q2]

3.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 82.83% [Q1] → 86.03% (+3.2%) [Q2]

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 886 [Q1] → 907 (+21) [Q2]

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 345 | Existing positions reduced: 321

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.3B [Q1] → $16.2B (-$82.7M) [Q2]

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Research analyst outlook

We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for XLC.

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 3 articles about XLC published over the past 30 days

XLC: A Major Change To Fund Composition And An End To The High Concentration

State Street Global Advisors have revamped the weighting and rebalancing methodology for their 11 Select Sector SPDR® Funds, significantly impacting funds like XLK and XLC. The new system mitigates extreme rebalancing by capping weights at 24% and ensuring a more balanced distribution among top holdings. These changes aim to lower turnover and create smoother rebalancing, benefiting all Select Sector SPDR ETFs and potentially improving performance.

XLC: A Major Change To Fund Composition And An End To The High Concentration

XLC: Meta And Google Domination Has Helped

XLC offers targeted exposure to top communication services companies like Meta, Alphabet, and Netflix, balancing growth and stability with a competitive 0.09% expense ratio. The ETF's sector-focused strategy can benefit from both value and growth investment styles, but high concentration risks and sector cyclicality are concerns. Compared to Vanguard's VOX, XLC has outperformed due to its concentrated holdings in leading tech companies, making it a strong contender in a "Mag 7" world.

XLC: Meta And Google Domination Has Helped

Analysts Recommend These 3 Sector ETFs for Long-Term Growth

Sector-oriented exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offer a way to gain exposure to an entire portfolio of companies that may be benefiting from trends in the market. They provide diversification from the business-specific risk of investing in just individual companies.

Analysts Recommend These 3 Sector ETFs for Long-Term Growth

XLC: A Worth Considering ETF With Cheap Valuations And Solid Earnings Growth To Face Uncertainty

While the US stock market recovered recent losses, the risk of a downtrend is still high due to lofty valuations. However, the outlook for double-digit growth, rate cuts, and soft landing could drive market higher. As the market can swing either way, investment vehicles like the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR® ETF Fund could be the best option to deal with uncertainty.

XLC: A Worth Considering ETF With Cheap Valuations And Solid Earnings Growth To Face Uncertainty

Financials lead sector action but Tech still clear winner

To get the latest market news check out finance.yahoo.com Financials (XLF) and Communication Services (XLC) led Friday's sector action as Information Technology (XLK) worked its way into the green by afternoon trading. All three major indexes edged higher following a rally in equities one day prior.

Financials lead sector action but Tech still clear winner

Magnificent Seven Covered Calls & Vanguard in Focus

In the first half of 2024, I published a lot of content on ETF Trends and VettaFi's other websites. Pieces included a focus on free cash flow ETFs, robotics, and the success of newer ETF entrants.

Magnificent Seven Covered Calls & Vanguard in Focus

Tech Sector Lags Communication Services Despite Super Micro, Nvidia Surge

Over the past six months, the tech sector has been trailing behind communications services.

Tech Sector Lags Communication Services Despite Super Micro, Nvidia Surge

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Communication Services ETF (XLC) Hits New 52-Week High

The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund XLC is probably on the radar for investors seeking momentum. The fund just hit a 52-week high and is up 36.6% from its 52-week low of $62.82 per share.

Communication Services ETF (XLC) Hits New 52-Week High

XLC: The Best Performing Sector In 2024, But A Confusing Mix

2024 has been a strong year for stock picking and sector rotations, with XLC leading as the best performing sector ETF YTD. XLC is heavily weighted towards META and GOOGL, with the top 10 stocks making up a large portion of the fund. The composition of XLC reflects the convergence between technology, media, and telecom, but may be too disparate for some investors to consider buying.

XLC: The Best Performing Sector In 2024, But A Confusing Mix

XLC: An Eclectic Growth ETF

The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR® Fund ETF is an eclectic combination of high-tech mega-cap stocks and telecom & cable utilities, streaming, and media content companies. XLC is a surprisingly high growth portfolio (18% EPS growth) at a reasonable valuation at 1.1x PEG. Consensus price targets point to over 20% upside potential to YE24.

XLC: An Eclectic Growth ETF

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