State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC)
Communication Services ETF
State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC) is a Communication Services ETF from State Street Investment Management. As of October 23, 2026, XLC closed at $105.51. It charges a 0.08% expense ratio, or $8 a year per $10,000 invested. Including dividends it returned -7.3% over the past year and +6.7% a year over five years.
- Assets under management: $22.5 billion
- Dividend yield: 1.31%
- Annualized return since 2018: 10.4%
- Worst peak-to-trough drop: -47%
XLC price chart
1Y price change: -8.5% (price only; total returns below include dividends)
| Total return | 1M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLC | -6.3% | -9.6% | -7.3% | +17.8% | +6.7% | — | +10.4% |
Dividends reinvested. 3Y and longer are annualized; MAX is annualized since 2018.
XLC key facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.08%
- $8/yr per $10K
- Assets (AUM)
- $22.5B
- Dividend yield
- 1.31%
- Annualized return
- 10.4%
- since 2018
- Volatility
- 22%
- annualized
- Max drawdown
- -47%
- 52-week range
- $105.03 – $120.41
- Fund family
- State Street Investment Management
XLC dividend
- Dividend yield
- 1.31%
- Annual dividend
- $1.38
- Years of increases
- 6
- 5-yr dividend growth
- 23.8%
- per year
- Payments per year
- 4
Regular dividends per share by calendar year; special dividends excluded. Current year omitted until complete.
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XLC news
- Stock Market News for Oct 19, 2026 · Oct 19, 2026
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- Spotify Jumps 10% as Premium Subscriber Growth Tops Forecasts; Sirius XM Stays Put · Oct 22, 2026
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XLC ETF FAQ
What is XLC's expense ratio?
XLC has an expense ratio of 0.08%: $8 a year on a $10,000 investment.
What is XLC's dividend yield?
XLC yields 1.31% based on its trailing distributions of $1.38 per share.
What is XLC's historical return?
With dividends reinvested, XLC returned -7.3% over one year, +6.7% a year over five years through October 23, 2026.
How much can XLC fall?
XLC's largest peak-to-trough decline since 2018 was -47%. Past drawdowns don't cap future ones.
Sources: fund data and prices from Yahoo Finance (delayed); FI Handbook calculations. Last close October 23, 2026.