XLC

State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF

#4 of 11 in US Sectors by own-history percentile (high → low)

Near lows (15.7%)

Relative to SPY

Relative price history

XLC ÷ SPY, since inception (8y) range, as of Jul 17, 2026

Position in since inception (8y) rangeNear lows (15.7%)ranked vs 2,030 trading days

12m vs S&P 500-15.1%Change in relative price over ~12 months

Category rank#4of 11 in US Sectors

~1 week change+5.5 ptsvs Jun 30, 2026 reading (10.2%)

~1 month change-4.7 ptsvs May 29, 2026 reading (20.4%)

Trailing PE16.1xas of Jul 17, 2026

Current ratio0.1489

AUM$22.3BFund assets under management

Avg volume6.1MApprox. 3-month daily shares

How the reading moved

These changes re-score an older XLC÷SPY ratio against today's since inception (8y) window, so they show whether the relative price has drifted toward the highs or lows of its own history — not a peer ranking and not a return forecast.

About one week: +5.5 pts (from 10.2% on Jun 30, 2026 to 15.7% now)
About one month: -4.7 pts (from 20.4% on May 29, 2026 to 15.7% now)

US Sectors

Where this sits among peers

US Sectors · XLC highlighted · same axes as the category chart on the home page

Top holdings

SymbolNameWeight

METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A19.9%

GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A13.1%

GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C10.4%

TTWOTake-Two Interactive Software Inc5.2%

NFLXNetflix Inc4.8%

CMCSAComcast Corp Class A4.7%

WBDWarner Bros. Discovery Inc Ordinary Shares - Class A4.7%

EAElectronic Arts Inc4.6%

DISThe Walt Disney Co4.5%

TMUST-Mobile US Inc4.2%

Holdings snapshot as of Jul 17, 2026.

What moves this

XLC was reconstituted in 2018 to combine legacy telecom carriers with large internet and media companies that had previously been classified as technology or consumer discretionary, so its relative-price history before that date reflects a materially different set of companies than it does today.

FAQ

Why did this sector change so much in 2018?

GICS moved several large internet and media companies into a newly defined communication services sector, changing its composition more significantly than most other sector reclassifications.

Does that affect how far back this page's percentile can go?

The pre-2018 index tracked a different mix of companies, so this page treats the sector's meaningful history as starting around that reconstitution rather than earlier.

Is this sector now mostly internet/media rather than telecom?

By index weight, large internet and media platforms now make up most of the sector, with traditional telecom carriers a smaller share than the name might suggest.