SPY vs XLC

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust vs Communication Services Select Sector SPDR

Quick take
  • • XLC has the lower expense ratio at 0.08% vs 0.09% for SPY.
  • • XLC pays a higher dividend yield (1.38%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricSPYXLC
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.09%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.00%1.38%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$796.87B$21.45B
YTD return
11.24%-7.98%
1-year return
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3-year return
Annualized.
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5-year return
Annualized.
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10-year return
Annualized.
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Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.970.93
P/E ratio
24.2217.29
Last price
$761.38$108.84
Inception
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Issuer
State StreetState Street

SPY top holdings

Top holdings · SPY
AAPLApple Inc7.70%
NVDANVIDIA Corp7.58%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp5.93%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.61%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A2.51%
AVGOBroadcom Inc2.38%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A2.08%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C2.02%
LLYEli Lilly and Co1.74%
TSLATesla Inc1.73%
Sector breakdown · SPY
Real Estate1.8%
Consumer Cyclical9.2%
Basic Materials1.6%
Consumer Defensive4.9%
Technology38.2%
Communication Services8.4%
Financial Services12.0%
Utilities2.1%
Industrials7.6%
Energy3.9%
Healthcare10.3%

XLC top holdings

Top holdings · XLC
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A22.00%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A11.08%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C8.92%
DISThe Walt Disney Co5.55%
CMCSAComcast Corp Class A4.92%
TTWOTake-Two Interactive Software Inc4.70%
VZVerizon Communications Inc4.69%
TMUST-Mobile US Inc4.60%
TAT&T Inc4.44%
NFLXNetflix Inc4.26%
Sector breakdown · XLC
Communication Services100.0%

About SPY

SPY (SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust) is The original S&P 500 ETF, most heavily traded. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $796.9B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 1.00%. Its largest holding is Apple Inc (AAPL), which represents 7.7% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.8%.

About XLC

XLC (Communication Services Select Sector SPDR) is S&P 500 communication services sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $21.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 1.38%. Its largest holding is Meta Platforms Inc Class A (META), which represents 22.0% of the portfolio. Communication Services is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.