State Street SPDR S&P Telecom ETF (XTL)Communications | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
209.82 USD
-4.33
(-2.022%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 221.56 +11.74 (5.595%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:50 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:44 a.m. EDT
The telecom sector ETF presents a compelling dichotomy between a fundamentally resilient business and a technically stagnant price chart. Over the last nine years, the underlying portfolio has delivered a massive +106.8% cumulative return, driven by six years of positive annual growth versus just three years of decline. Crucially, the most recent year saw a robust +38.68% gain, shattering any narrative of a structural decline. While the current price sits below its 50-day moving average, creating a short-term headwind, the 200-day average remains a strong floor, indicating that the broader market still views the long-term thesis as intact. The recent news of major catalysts like Amazon's investment in Globalstar suggests the industry is poised for renewed capital inflows. However, the short-term outlook is muted; the statistical forecast models a slight downside drift, and the options chain reflects a lack of unified directional conviction, with traders hedging against volatility rather than committing to a trend. For investors, this is a classic 'buy the dip' scenario where the long-term fundamentals are exceptional, but the immediate path to recovery requires patience. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.020437 |
| AutoETS | 0.020438 |
| MSTL | 0.020714 |
| AutoTheta | 0.029263 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 50% |
| H-stat | 0.48 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.854 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.17 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 17.93 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:44 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is mixed and fragmented. Near-term expiration shows heavy out-of-the-money call volume at distant strikes (255), suggesting a speculative bet on a sharp spike, while October expirations reveal significant put open interest at deep strikes (145-150) alongside strong call open interest at 240. This indicates a 'long gamma' strategy where traders are betting on volatility expansion rather than a specific directional move, with the market pricing in a wide range of outcomes.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.40% | 1.52% | 1.04% | 1.05% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | 0.879 | 0.397306 |
| 2026-03-23 | 0.644 | 0.337085 |
| 2025-12-22 | 0.104 | 0.066288 |
| 2025-09-22 | 1.026 | 0.723299 |
| 2025-06-23 | 0.208 | 0.185698 |
| 2025-03-24 | 0.271 | 0.254747 |
| 2024-12-23 | 0.131 | 0.121106 |
| 2024-09-23 | 0.179 | 0.179827 |
| 2024-06-24 | 0.169 | 0.224615 |
| 2024-03-18 | 0.190 | 0.263304 |
| 2023-12-18 | 0.075 | 0.096912 |
| 2023-09-18 | 0.207 | 0.282132 |
| 2023-06-20 | 0.175 | 0.229961 |
| 2023-03-20 | 0.184 | 0.234276 |
| 2022-12-19 | 0.011 | 0.013745 |
| 2022-09-19 | 0.179 | 0.218773 |
| 2022-06-21 | 0.191 | 0.245691 |
| 2022-03-21 | 0.223 | 0.245649 |
| 2021-12-20 | 0.206 | 0.210268 |
| 2021-09-20 | 0.692 | 0.728268 |
| 2021-06-21 | 0.175 | 0.172891 |
| 2021-03-22 | 0.197 | 0.204357 |
| 2020-12-21 | 0.246 | 0.293066 |
| 2020-09-21 | 0.195 | 0.287145 |
| 2020-06-22 | 0.156 | 0.222825 |
| 2020-03-23 | 0.151 | 0.289272 |
| 2019-12-23 | 0.147 | 0.210511 |
| 2019-09-23 | 0.135 | 0.197484 |
| 2019-06-24 | 0.204 | 0.301909 |
| 2019-03-18 | 0.158 | 0.221382 |
| 2018-12-24 | 0.182 | 0.309945 |
| 2018-09-24 | 0.240 | 0.314878 |
| 2018-06-18 | 0.424 | 0.573205 |
| 2018-03-19 | 0.343 | 0.482216 |
| 2017-12-15 | 0.549 | 0.799359 |
| 2017-09-15 | 0.380 | 0.553855 |
| 2017-06-16 | 0.263 | 0.362159 |
| 2017-03-17 | 0.227 | 0.319628 |
| 2016-12-16 | 0.228 | 0.326694 |
| 2016-09-16 | 0.181 | 0.281756 |
| 2016-06-17 | 0.183 | 0.313571 |
| 2016-03-18 | 0.178 | 0.317517 |
| 2015-12-18 | 0.230 | 0.418486 |
| 2015-09-18 | 0.194 | 0.354532 |
| 2015-06-19 | 0.210 | 0.347970 |
| 2015-03-20 | 0.143 | 0.236677 |
| 2014-12-19 | 0.179 | 0.310064 |
| 2014-09-19 | 0.146 | 0.255468 |
| 2014-06-20 | 0.151 | 0.266879 |
| 2014-03-21 | 0.118 | 0.204506 |
| 2013-12-20 | 0.250 | 0.462706 |
| 2012-12-21 | 1.119 | 2.471836 |
| 2012-09-21 | 0.105 | 0.226244 |
| 2012-06-15 | 0.146 | 0.370089 |
| 2012-03-16 | 0.059 | 0.127457 |
| 2011-12-16 | 0.100 | 0.246427 |
| 2011-09-16 | 0.098 | 0.231678 |
| 2011-06-17 | 0.094 | 0.193854 |
| 2011-03-18 | 0.044 | 0.088000 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 247.62 |
| All Time Low | 37.18 |
| Ask | 225.87 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 85,810 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 92,164 |
| Average Volume | 92,164 |
| Average Volume10Days | 85,810 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.33 |
| Bid | 200.88 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Category | Communications |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 213.315 |
| Day Low | 209.82 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.27 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 11.704134 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 215.099 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -5.2789917 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.02454215 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 61.4764 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 247.62 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -37.799988 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.15265322 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 130.63 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 79.19 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.606216 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 130.63 - 247.62 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,296,138,600,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.1762762 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | -4.32999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.02194 |
| Fullday Price | 221.56 |
| Fund Family | State Street Investment Management |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,296,000,000 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | In seeking to track the performance of the S&P Telecom Select Industry Index (the "index"), the fund employs a sampling strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index represents the telecommunications segment of the S&P Total Market Index ("S&P TMI"). |
| Long Name | State Street SPDR S&P Telecom ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_118789342 |
| Nav Price | 213.57536 |
| Net Assets | 567,101,120.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.35 |
| Open | 214.32 |
| Post Market Change | 11.73999 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 5.5952673 |
| Post Market Price | 221.56 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,011 |
| Previous Close | 214.15 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -4.32999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.02194 |
| Regular Market Day High | 213.315 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 209.82 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 209.82 - 213.315 |
| Regular Market Open | 214.32 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 214.15 |
| Regular Market Price | 209.82 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 18,348 |
| Short Name | State Street SPDR S&P Telecom E |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | XTL |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.44729623 |
| Total Assets | 567,101,120 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 17.927 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -7.13946 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -7.13946 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 192.88745 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 16.932556 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.08778464 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 18,348 |
| Yield | 0.0127 |
| Ytd Return | 36.78967 |