State Street® SPDR® S&P® Telecom ETF

State Street® SPDR® S&P® Telecom ETF

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State Street® SPDR® S&P® Telecom ETF (US78464A5406) is a US-listed physically replicated equity ETF tracking the S&P Telecom Select Industry Index. With a expense ratio of 0.35%, it is moderately priced, paying distributions. The fund holds 41 positions across 1 region with 614M in assets, with heavy concentration — 91% in United States, 55% in Technology, launched in 2011. Over the past year, the fund returned 136.9%. We rate this fund 6.0/10.

6.0
  • 21%Tracking Difference10.0
  • TD Consistency
  • 9%Expense Ratio3.3
  • 11.25%Holding Count2.7
  • 22.5%Country Concentration4.8
  • 11.25%Sector Concentration4.0
  • 25%Assets Under Management7.1

Scores are scaled 1–10 on a logarithmic curve relative to all ETFs in the database. Data sources: provider factsheets, exchange data, and NAV history. Information for educational purposes only — not investment advice. Last updated: Jul 14, 2026

Ticker XTL
ISIN
Fund Size $614.3M
Issuer SPDR
Distribution Pays Distributions
Replication Physical
Inception Jan 2011
Base Currency USD
Index S&P Telecom Select Industry Index
Asset Class Equities
Category Equity Sector

Costs

8.0
This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.

Cost Metrics Explained

What expense ratio, tracking difference, and TD consistency measure

Expense ratio (Total Expense Ratio) is the annual fee the fund charges, deducted from assets. It’s the headline cost, but not the full picture.

Tracking Difference measures how much the fund actually lags (or leads) its benchmark index per year. This is the single best measure of true cost — it captures the expense ratio plus all other drags like sampling error and tax withholding. A lower (or negative) value is better.

TD Consistency measures how stable the tracking difference is from year to year. A low value means predictable, reliable costs; a high value means costs can vary significantly.

Expense Ratio0.35%
 
Metric Value
Expense Ratio 0.35%

Cumulative Returns

Performance across different time periods.
1 Month+6.02%
3 Months+0.03%
Year to Date+56.16%
1 Year+136.86%
3 Years+49.87%
5 Years+20.23%
Inception+11.95%
 
Period Cumulative Return
1 Month +6.02%
3 Months +0.03%
6 Months +0.37%
1 Year +136.86%
3 Years +49.87%
5 Years +20.23%
10 Years +16.54%
YTD +56.16%
Since Inception +11.95%

Holdings

2.7
With only 41 individual holdings, this fund is relatively concentrated compared to other ETFs.
 
Holding Weight
Viasat Inc 4.29%
Iridium Communications Inc 3.63%
Arista Networks Inc 3.60%
Extreme Networks Inc 3.45%
ANTERIX INC 3.42%
F5 Inc 3.38%
Motorola Solutions Inc 3.24%
Vistance Networks Inc 3.23%
Globalstar Inc 3.15%
Ciena Corp 3.14%
Calix Inc 3.14%
T-Mobile US Inc 3.09%
Comcast Corp 3.07%

Sectors

4.0
This fund is concentrated in just a few of its 3 sectors, reducing diversification.
 
Sector Weight
Technology 55.09%
Communication Services 36.37%
Unknown 8.54%

Regions

4.8
This fund is concentrated in just 2 countries, with significant geographic concentration.
 
Country Weight
United States 91.46%
UNKNOWN 8.54%

Nerd Stuff

Advanced risk and return metrics (17 July 2023 — 7 July 2026).
26.3%
Volatility
-22.9%
Max Drawdown
1.57
Sharpe Ratio
2.32
Sortino Ratio
1.81
Calmar Ratio
0.37
Beta
34.07%
Alpha (Jensen's)
0.052
Benchmark-relative metrics (Beta, Alpha, R²) are calculated against the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IE00B5BMR087).

Documents

Regulatory and fund documents.
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