(XLC) Communication Sector SPDR - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE ARCA • Country: USA • Currency: USD • Type: Etf • ISIN: US81369Y8527

Telecom, Media, Entertainment, Interactive

Dividends

Dividend Yield 1.04%
Yield on Cost 5y 1.90%
Yield CAGR 5y 20.49%
Payout Consistency 98.5%
Payout Ratio -
Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility 13.6%
Value at Risk 5%th 23.2%
Relative Tail Risk 4.11%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio 0.88
Alpha 4.66
CAGR/Max DD 2.02
Character TTM
Hurst Exponent 0.557
Beta 0.850
Beta Downside 0.937
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD 17.97%
Mean DD 2.41%
Median DD 1.46%

Description: XLC Communication Sector SPDR December 17, 2025

The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR® Fund (NYSE ARCA:XLC) is an ETF that aims to track the Communication Services Index, investing at least 95 % of its assets in the index’s constituents. The index is built from companies classified under GICS® as diversified telecom services, wireless telecom services, media, entertainment, and interactive media & services, making the fund non-diversified by definition.

Key data points (as of the most recent public filings) include an expense ratio of roughly 0.12 % and assets under management around $30 billion, with the top holdings typically comprising Apple, Alphabet, and Meta Platforms-together accounting for over 30 % of the portfolio. The sector’s performance is heavily driven by macro trends such as 5G network rollouts, broadband penetration growth, and global advertising spend, which has been rising at an estimated 5-6 % annual rate year-over-year. Note that these figures are subject to change; verify the latest prospectus for up-to-date numbers.

For a deeper quantitative breakdown, you might explore ValueRay’s sector analytics to complement this overview.

What is the price of XLC shares?

As of December 21, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 116.52 with a total of 5,192,892 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.03%, over one month by +4.79%, over three months by -2.08% and over the past year by +20.97%.

Is XLC a buy, sell or hold?

Communication Sector SPDR has no consensus analysts rating.

What are the forecasts/targets for the XLC price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price - -
Analysts Target Price - -
ValueRay Target Price 143.6 23.2%

XLC Fundamental Data Overview December 13, 2025

Market Cap USD = 26.70b (26.70b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
Beta = 1.12
Revenue TTM = 0.0 USD
EBIT TTM = 0.0 USD
EBITDA TTM = 0.0 USD
Long Term Debt = unknown (none)
Short Term Debt = unknown (none)
Debt = unknown
Net Debt = unknown
Enterprise Value = 26.70b USD (26.70b + (null Debt) - (null CCE))
Interest Coverage Ratio = unknown (Ebit TTM 0.0 / Interest Expense TTM 0.0)
FCF Yield = 0.0% (FCF TTM 0.0 / Enterprise Value 26.70b)
FCF Margin = unknown (Revenue TTM is 0 or missing)
Net Margin = unknown
Gross Margin = unknown ((Revenue TTM 0.0 - Cost of Revenue TTM 0.0) / Revenue TTM)
Tobins Q-Ratio = unknown (Enterprise Value 26.70b / Total Assets none)
Interest Expense / Debt = unknown (Interest Expense 0.0 / Debt none)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = 0.0 (EBIT 0.0 * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = unknown (Total Current Assets none / Total Current Liabilities none)
Debt / Equity = unknown (Debt none)
Debt / EBITDA = unknown (Net Debt none / EBITDA 0.0)
Debt / FCF = unknown (Net Debt none / FCF TTM 0.0)
Total Stockholder Equity = 0.0 (from calculated bookValueOfEquity)
RoA = unknown (Net Income 0.0 / Total Assets none)
RoE = unknown (Net Income TTM 0.0 / Total Stockholder Equity 0.0)
RoCE = unknown (EBIT 0.0 / Capital Employed )
RoIC = unknown (NOPAT 0.0, Invested Capital 0.0, EBIT 0.0)
WACC = 9.15% (E(26.70b)/V(26.70b) * Re(9.15%) + (debt-free company))
Discount Rate = 9.15% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow 0.0)

Additional Sources for XLC ETF

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