State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF

XLC

Market cap $26.7B

IT has been driven by AI spending, which looks likely to continue in 2026. Demand for cloud compute and storage is expected to soar.

Utilities are delivering strong results into 2025, driven by AI-fueled data center demand, with the sector generating strong returns from what are otherwise generally boring businesses. Over the long run, utilities and other infrastructure names can generate strong cash flows that go to fueling growing dividends. Putting these names in a closed-end fund wrapper, along with other income-generating assets, can produce attractive monthly distributions.

Why I Think XLY And XLC Stand Out Over Tech In 2026

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) could be heading for another earnings tailwind — and investors in ETFs may feel this before they realize why.

State Street Investment Management (SSIM) has been the investment advisor for the Select Sector SPDR ETFs since 1998. It will now take over the distribution and marketing for these funds.

Netflix, Reddit, and Millicom International show constructive technical indicators

Matt Camuso, Head of ETF Solutions at BNY Investments, says there are $13 trillion of assets in ETFs. That's compared to $5 trillion a year prior.

Anna Paglia, State Street Investment Research CBO and chief business officer, joins CNBC's Dom Chu on the type of assets and ETFs State Street is seeing the flows into. She also shares why the firm is going against the trend by moving into mutual funds.

The telecom sector surges ahead of the S&P 500 as Verizon and AT&T post solid Q3 results, fueling optimism for 2025 growth.

The stock market is historically expensive. Even as a recession is more and more plausible in the near future. Fortunately, many defensive dividend payers remain opportunistic.