State Street® SPDR® S&P® Telecom ETF
State Street® SPDR® S&P® Telecom ETF
About
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
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.
Expense Ratio0.35%
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%
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
R²
Benchmark-relative metrics (Beta, Alpha, R²) are calculated against the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IE00B5BMR087).
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