Best Communication Services ETFs
Communication-services ETFs — media, telecom, internet — ranked by ETF Copilot, updated daily.
Updated September 11, 2026
What stands out across Communication Services ETFs
Expense ratios on this page run from 0.08% to 0.49% a year, a median of 0.09%. 2 of the 5 shown charge that lowest figure.
Across the 5 funds shown, ETF Copilot's overall scores run from 4.2 to 5.4 out of 10, with a median of 4.8.
Concentration varies widely here: the ten largest holdings account for 61% of assets in the least concentrated fund and 74% in the most, a median of 71% across the list.
4 of 5 are more concentrated than the typical fund in their own category, on ETF Copilot's concentration measure.
The typical Communication Services fund on this page behaves like 12 equally weighted positions once holding weights are taken into account.
As of September 11, 2026, the largest fund on ETF Copilot's Best Communication Services ETFs list by assets is State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC).
What are the Best Communication Services ETFs? The 5 on this list
| # | Fund | ETF Copilot score | Expense ratio | Assets | Top 10 weight | Largest exposures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC) | 4.8/10 | 0.08% | $22.6B | 71% | Tech 46%, Magnificent 7 37% |
| 2 | Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX) | 4.2/10 | 0.09% | $6.0B | 69% | Tech 55%, Magnificent 7 44% |
| 3 | First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) | 5.4/10 | 0.49% | $5.3B | 61% | Tech 66%, Magnificent 7 29% |
| 4 | Fidelity MSCI Communication Services Index ETF (FCOM) | 4.7/10 | 0.08% | $1.8B | 71% | Tech 54%, Magnificent 7 44% |
| 5 | iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) | 4.8/10 | 0.37% | $1.2B | 74% | Tech 54%, AI 7% |
ETF Copilot's 0–10 score rates a fund on value, growth, quality and risk against every US equity ETF we track. How the scores are built →
Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.
Which Communication Services ETFs are compared head to head?
Every published head-to-head between these funds, the most searched first.
- XLC vs VOX
- FDN vs VOX
- FDN vs XLC
- FCOM vs FDN
- FCOM vs VOX
- FCOM vs XLC
- FCOM vs IYZ
- FDN vs IYZ
- IYZ vs VOX
- IYZ vs XLC
Where is money going in Communications?
In the week to September 11, 2026, Communications moved +0.2% and saw +$86M of net fund flow, which ETF Copilot reads as aligned — price and money moving the same way.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Price, 1 week | +0.2% |
| Net flow, 1 week | +$86M |
| Price, 1 month | +0.0% |
| Net flow, 1 month | +$16M |
Net fund flow is money into or out of the ETFs in this category, computed by ETF Copilot from daily fund assets. All 33 sectors side by side →
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ETF Copilot, “Best Communication Services ETFs”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/best/communications-etfs
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