ETF·NYSE
State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC)
- Net assets
- $22.53B
- Expense ratio
- 0.08%
- Yield
- 1.24%
- 52-week range
- $105.03 $120.41
The short version
Where XLC stands today, in four lines, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
XLC at a glance
State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC): Hold, 42/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Down: the price is below both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($111.90 and $113.50).
- Fund Expense ratio 0.08%, $22.5B in net assets, -5.1% total return over 1 year.
Figures as of October 17, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
CleaRank rates State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC) as Hold, with a model score of 42/100.
The fund's cost helps the score most, given its expense ratio of 0.08%. The trend drags it down most. The price sits 2.80% under the 200-day average, and it is 1.41% under the 50-day average, which itself is 1.41% below the 200-day. The 50-day average is $111.90 and the 200-day average is $113.50. Over the past year the price declined 3.37%.
Only on CleaRank
Figures we compute ourselves from XLC's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
Price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
0/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $110.32 is 1.4% below the 50-day simple moving average of $111.90.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 2.8% below the 200-day simple moving average of $113.50.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($111.90) is 1.4% below the 200-day average ($113.50), the arrangement of a falling longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 34% of its 52-week range, between $105.03 and $120.41.
XLC share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far XLC has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where XLC sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
Fund facts and valuation
What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.
Fund checks
3/5Expense ratio at or below 0.20% ›
The fund charges 0.08% a year, $8.00 on a $10,000 holding.Over $1B in net assets ›
Net assets total $22.5B.No sector above 35% of the fund ›
The largest sector, Communication Services, makes up 100.0% of the fund.Pays a distribution ›
The distribution yield is 1.24%.Positive return over one year ›
The fund family reports a one-year total return of -5.12%.
XLC Fund Facts
State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF is an exchange-traded fund that provides targeted exposure to U.S. communication services companies. It seeks to track the performance of the Communication Services Select Sector Index, which includes large-cap businesses in areas such as telecommunications, media, entertainment, and interactive media services. The fund is designed for investors looking to access a focused slice of the U.S. equity market through a single portfolio of sector-specific stocks.
Sector weights
Trailing total returns
| Period | XLC |
|---|---|
| YTD | -4.88% |
| 1 month | -0.16% |
| 3 months | 3.82% |
| 1 year | -5.12% |
| 3 years | 20.53% |
| 5 years | 7.85% |
As of Oct 17, 2026, XLC has an expense ratio of 0.08%, $22.53B in net assets and a distribution yield of 1.24%.
Fund reference data as of Oct 17, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund; returns are total returns and can differ from price change.
Key statistics
The headline figures for XLC.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of XLC's holdings, performance and risks.
State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC) is dominated by Communication Services, which accounts for 100.0% of the fund. With nearly all holdings in one sector, XLC's moves track that sector closely. XLC is a Communications fund run by State Street Investment Management and launched on June 18, 2018.
The expense ratio is 0.08%, which comes to $8.00 a year on a $10,000 holding. Net assets total $22.5B. The distribution yield is 1.24%. Portfolio turnover runs at 40%.
Concentration is the main risk here. Communication Services accounts for 100.0% of the fund, so trouble in that sector would hit the whole fund. The price of XLC moves 1.24% on a typical day, which is the 30-day standard deviation of its daily returns. As long as the price remains under both moving averages, the downtrend is a risk in its own right. The price fell 3.37% over the past year.
AI analysis and technicals
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
1/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 45.6, in neutral territory.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 45.6 is below the 50 midpoint, so sellers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is negative, so the 12-day average is below the 26-day average.
CleaRank AI analysis of XLC
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
XLC changed hands at $110.32 and sits beneath both of its principal moving averages. It is 1.41% under the 50-day average of $111.90 and 2.80% under the 200-day average of $113.50. Because the 50-day average lies 1.41% below the 200-day, the shorter-term trend is weaker than the longer one. Within its 52-week span, running from $105.03 up to $120.41, the price stands at 34%.
Every period on the chart shows a loss, with the price down 0.30% over the past three months, 7.37% over the past six months and 3.37% over the past year. On momentum, the 14-day RSI reads 45.6, in the neutral zone, with the MACD line negative.
- Keep an eye on the two closest levels. Above the price sits the 20-day EMA at $111.58, and below it sits the 52-week low at $105.03.
- The 14-day RSI is 45.6, which is neutral, and the MACD line is negative. Readings above 70 or below 30 would signal stretched momentum.
- Costs compound: at 0.08% a year, XLC charges $8.00 on every $10,000 invested.
XLC stays in a downtrend for as long as it trades below both its 50-day average of $111.90 and its 200-day average of $113.50. A close back above the 50-day would be the first sign of repair. Overhead, the 20-day EMA at $111.58 is the first hurdle a rally would meet.
The next level below the price is the 52-week low, at $105.03.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for XLC, from its daily closes.
As of October 17, 2026, with XLC at $110.32, its 14-day RSI is 45.6 (neutral territory), its 50-day simple moving average is $111.90 and its 200-day is $113.50.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 17, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26).
What XLC moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 17, 2026, XLC's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.76 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.66 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.24 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.08 with gold (XAU).
A trade plan, if you want one
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
XLC trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Entry Strategies pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
These levels come from XLC's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much XLC tends to move, against the market and on its own.
The long record
XLC's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
3/4Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 1.24% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 45.1%, from September 2021 to November 2022, regained by June 2024.Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
77% of 1-year holding periods in the last 8 years ended with a gain.Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in June 2018 is now worth $23,950, against $31,353 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
XLC Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 17, 2026, XLC's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 8 years with dividends reinvested was -45.1% (September 2021 to November 2022); it regained that peak by June 2024, 19 months after the low, and 77% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.
From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into XLC in June 2018 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: XLC trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $23,950 against $31,353.
A $10,000 investment in XLC in June 2018 would be worth about $23,950 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $31,353 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to XLC, and which have not.
Strongest month, January: an average of +5.75%, up in 6 of 8 years.
Weakest month, February: an average of -1.64%, up in 3 of 8 years.
This month, October: has averaged -1.19%, up in 2 of 8 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 9 years, XLC's strongest calendar month has been January (average +5.75%, up in 6 of 8 years) and its weakest February (average -1.64%, up in 3 of 8 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 9 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.
Long-term scenarios
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in XLC, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 10-year Monte Carlo simulation projects that a $10,000 investment in XLC today could grow to about $21,076 by 2036 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $51,724 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $8,588. The simulation models price only; at today's 1.24% yield, dividends would add to these figures. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
XLC 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in share prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $149 for XLC by 2030 in the base case, from $110 today (1.3x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $84.25. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on XLC's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $89.48 | $119 | $158 | |
| 2028 | $85.71 | $128 | $191 | |
| 2029 | $84.38 | $138 | $226 | |
| 2030 | $84.25 | $149 | $262 | |
| 2031 | $84.89 | $160 | $302 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of XLC's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles.
Questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 17, 2026.