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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)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
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 Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.020437
AutoETS0.020438
MSTL0.020714
AutoTheta0.029263

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.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.40% 1.52% 1.04% 1.05%
Dividend History
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
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 1.27

Info Dump

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