Communication services ETFs
Funds holding telecom, media, entertainment and interactive media companies such as search engines and social networks. 6 funds in this group, ordered by trading volume (lowest expense ratio among those that report one: XLC at 0.08%). Data as of 23 Oct 2026. Educational, not advice.
Communication services ETFs: price, cost, yield and returns
| # | ETF | Price | Expense ratio | Yield (12m) | 1Y return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XLC Communication Services Select Sect... | $105.51 | 0.08% | 1.31% | −7.3% |
| 2 | VOX Vanguard Communication Services | $181.01 | 0.09% | 1.03% | −1.4% |
| 3 | FCOM Fidelity MSCI Communication Servic... | $68.29 | 0.08% | 1.00% | −1.8% |
| 4 | TRUC VanEck Communication Services TruS... | $24.09 | 0.14% | 0.46% | – |
| 5 | IYZ iShares U.S. Telecommunications | $38.39 | 0.38% | 1.75% | +21.9% |
| 6 | GXPC Global X Purecap MSCI Communicatio... | $28.51 | 0.15% | 0.33% | +2.7% |
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How the communication services funds differ
The reference fund for this sector is XLC, the Select Sector SPDR for communication services. It holds the S&P 500 companies in the sector (telecom, media, entertainment and interactive media such as search and social networks), and the eleven Select Sector SPDRs together make up the S&P 500. Funds from other families follow different indexes and hold a somewhat different mix. Funds whose main focus is another sector (biotech funds under technology, for example) are kept off this page.
Among the 6 funds above, the lowest expense ratio is XLC at 0.08% a year and the highest IYZ at 0.38% (as reported in SEC prospectus data); three quarters of them charge 0.15% or less. Over the last twelve months total returns ranged from −7.3% to +21.9%, and over five years from +5.7% to +6.7% a year. A wide range usually means the funds hold different slices of the sector (regional banks against broad financials, for example), so look at what a fund holds before comparing its numbers with another's.
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