Is XLC a good investment?
State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC) is a communication-services ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores XLC 4.8 out of 10 — highest on Valuation (8.8), lowest on Growth (0.8). It trades at 15.6 times earnings, against its own median of 20.4. Its ten largest holdings are 71% of the fund.
Updated September 11, 2026
How is XLC rated? ETF Copilot scores State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC) 4.8 out of 10
As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC) 4.8 out of 10 overall.
ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):
- Overall: 4.8 / 10
- Growth: 0.8 / 10
- Valuation: 8.8 / 10
- Risk: 6.2 / 10
- Quality: 7.1 / 10
- Return: 3.8 / 10
What is XLC's expense ratio? 0.08% a year
As of September 11, 2026, XLC charges 0.08% a year, yields 1.30% and holds $22.6B in assets across 24 positions.
| Measure | XLC |
|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.08% |
| Dividend yield | 1.30% |
| Assets under management | $22.6B |
| Holdings | 24 |
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.
What stands out in XLC's data
U.S. communication services companies, from media giants to telecoms.
Earns less on its capital than most peers — a headwind that a cheap price tag partly offsets.
Return on invested capital of 9.0% trails the 15.5% category median. trailing P/E multiple of 15.6x sits below average, and the top 10 holdings make up 70.4% of assets.
A focused sleeve on U.S. communication services, complementing a broad-market core.
Why did XLC move this week? It fell 0.7% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Netflix and Omnicom drove it
XLC fell 0.7% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Netflix (−6.4%), Omnicom (−6.8%) and Comcast (−5.4%); Meta Platforms (+6.1%) pushed the other way.
Is XLC expensive right now? It trades at 15.6 times earnings, against its own median of 20.4
As of September 11, 2026, XLC is cheaper than 94% of its own 100 monthly readings since 2018 — 6 of those months were cheaper than today.
Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.
What's inside XLC? 46% Tech
What's inside XLC: Size (Large 80%, Mid 20%, Small 0%); Geography (International 0%, US 100%); Tech 45.8%; Magnificent 7 37.2%; AI 19.7%.
What are XLC's top holdings? The ten largest are 71% of the fund
Meta Platforms, Alphabet, AT&T, Verizon Communications, Walt Disney, Warner Bros Discovery, Comcast, Netflix and T Mobile are XLC's largest holdings, in that order.
More concentrated than 71% of Communications ETFs.
Half of XLC's weight sits in its 6 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 13 equally weighted holdings.
Cite this
ETF Copilot, “State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/xlc
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