SPDR S&P Telecom ETF (XTL)

NYSEARCA: XTL · Real-Time Price · USD
152.05
+4.03 (2.72%)
Oct 8, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
2.72%
Assets$164.28M
Expense Ratio0.35%
PE Ratio20.69
Shares Out1.10M
Dividend (ttm)$1.64
Dividend Yield1.08%
Ex-Dividend DateSep 22, 2025
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Payout Ratio22.23%
Volume10,496
Open151.07
Previous Close148.02
Day's Range149.97 - 152.66
52-Week Low84.68
52-Week High152.66
Beta1.12
Holdings41
Inception DateJan 26, 2011

About XTL

Fund Home Page

The SPDR S&P Telecom ETF (XTL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Telecom Select Industry index. The fund tracks an equal-weighted index of US telecom companies selected by the S&P Committee. XTL was launched on Jan 26, 2011 and is issued by State Street.

Asset Class Equity
Category Communications
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol XTL
ETF Provider State Street
Index Tracked S&P Telecom Select Industry

Top 10 Holdings

38.70% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.ASTS5.69%
Ondas Holdings Inc.ONDS5.62%
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.CCOI3.73%
Ciena CorporationCIEN3.68%
Viasat, Inc.VSAT3.47%
Ubiquiti Inc.UI3.45%
Lumen Technologies, Inc.LUMN3.37%
Iridium Communications Inc.IRDM3.30%
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.TDS3.22%
Verizon Communications Inc.VZ3.17%
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Dividends

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Sep 22, 2025$1.02596Sep 24, 2025
Jun 23, 2025$0.20809Jun 25, 2025
Mar 24, 2025$0.27143Mar 26, 2025
Dec 23, 2024$0.13067Dec 26, 2024
Sep 23, 2024$0.17859Sep 25, 2024
Jun 24, 2024$0.16913Jun 26, 2024
Full Dividend History

Performance

XTL had a total return of 55.39% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.07%.

News

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