XLC
State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF
#3 of 11 in US Sectors by own-history percentile (high → low)
Relative to SPY
Relative price history
XLC ÷ SPY, since inception (8y) range, as of Sep 18, 2026
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: -4.1 pts (from 15% on Aug 31, 2026 to 10.9% now)
- About one month: -1.1 pts (from 12% on Jul 31, 2026 to 10.9% now)
US Sectors
Where this sits among peers
US Sectors · XLC highlighted · same axes as the category chart on the home page
Top holdings
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.
US Sectors
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