Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLC)
| Assets | $14.81B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.10% |
| PE Ratio | 26.14 |
| Shares Out | n/a |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.54 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.78% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Sep 18, 2023 |
| Payout Ratio | 20.41% |
| 1-Year Return | +34.67% |
| Volume | 1,130,031 |
| Open | 69.04 |
| Previous Close | 69.21 |
| Day's Range | 68.82 - 69.49 |
| 52-Week Low | 46.48 |
| 52-Week High | 71.50 |
| Beta | n/a |
| Holdings | 23 |
| Inception Date | Jun 18, 2018 |
About XLC
Fund Home PageThe Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in communication services equity. The fund tracks a market-cap-weighted index of US telecommunication and media & entertainment components of the S&P 500 index. XLC was launched on Jun 18, 2018 and is issued by State Street.
Top 10 Holdings
81.12% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | META | 25.01% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOGL | 11.89% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOG | 10.22% |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 5.27% |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | VZ | 5.18% |
| The Walt Disney Company | DIS | 5.14% |
| T-Mobile US, Inc. | TMUS | 5.06% |
| Netflix, Inc. | NFLX | 4.67% |
| Comcast Corporation | CMCSA | 4.36% |
| Charter Communications, Inc. | CHTR | 4.31% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2023 | $0.16775 | Sep 21, 2023 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | $0.10487 | Jun 23, 2023 |
| Mar 20, 2023 | $0.15001 | Mar 23, 2023 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | $0.11767 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| Sep 19, 2022 | $0.10951 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| Jun 21, 2022 | $0.12987 | Jun 24, 2022 |
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