XLC ETF Profile
XLC is a communication services ETF from SPDR. Its largest disclosed positions include META, GOOGL, and GOOG, and the top three holdings account for 38.61% of portfolio weight shown here. On ETF Overlap Checker, it currently connects to 61 comparison pages.
Issuer
SPDR
Asset Class
Equity
Holdings
23
Compare Pages
61
About XLC
The State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Communication Services Select Sector Index (the "Index")The Index seeks to provide an effective representation of the communication services sector of the S&P 500 IndexSeeks to provide precise exposure to companies from telecommunication services, media, entertainment and interactive media & services.Allows investors to take strategic or tactical positions at a more targeted level than traditional style based investing
- XLC has a more focused holdings footprint, with 23 positions in the latest imported dataset.
- The largest disclosed position is META at 19.71% of the portfolio.
- The top three disclosed holdings make up 38.61% of the portfolio, and the top ten add up to 73.73%.
- Sector labels are limited in the visible top holdings, so the biggest positions matter more than sector buckets here.
- XLC currently appears in 61 active ETF comparison pages on this site.
Data And Coverage
- Expense ratio
- 0.08%
- AUM
- $26B
- Inception date
- Jun 18, 2018
- Holdings updated
- Mar 12, 2026
- Data source
- Financial Modeling Prep
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What Stands Out About XLC
Portfolio Shape
The disclosed top holdings suggest a more concentrated portfolio than a plain broad-market fund. META, GOOGL, and GOOG account for much of the visible weight, with the top three at 38.61% and the top ten at 73.73%. Sector labels are limited in the visible top holdings, so the concentration read is driven mainly by the largest names themselves.
What Kind Of Overlap To Expect
XLC is focused enough that overlap should spike when the comparison fund targets the same sector or theme, and fall much faster against diversified market ETFs. The most visible positions, including META, GOOGL, and GOOG, are often the names that drive those higher-overlap matchups.
When Investors Compare It
On this site, investors often compare XLC with VOO, VTI, and QQQ. Those matchups usually answer a simple question: does adding this fund create a different sleeve, or does it mostly duplicate exposure you already own? XLC currently connects to 61 live comparison pages.
Holdings Concentration Snapshot
Concentration
- Largest disclosed holding
- 19.71%
- Top 3 holdings
- 38.61%
- Top 10 holdings
- 73.73%
- Total holdings
- 23
These numbers help show whether XLC behaves more like a broad portfolio building block or a fund where the biggest positions dominate the ride.
Visible Sector Mix
Sector labels are limited in the visible top holdings for XLC, so the strongest signal here is still the size of the largest positions themselves.
Top Holdings
These holdings help explain how XLC overlaps with other funds. The top ten disclosed positions represent 73.73% of the portfolio shown here.
| Holding | Name | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| META | META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A | N/A | 19.71% |
| GOOGL | ALPHABET INC CL A | N/A | 10.51% |
| GOOG | ALPHABET INC CL C | N/A | 8.39% |
| VZ | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC | N/A | 5.69% |
| NFLX | NETFLIX INC | N/A | 5.68% |
| T | AT+T INC | N/A | 5.08% |
| CMCSA | COMCAST CORP CLASS A | N/A | 5.04% |
| TMUS | T MOBILE US INC | N/A | 5.01% |
| EA | ELECTRONIC ARTS INC | N/A | 4.40% |
| WBD | WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC | N/A | 4.21% |
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