IYZ vs XLC
iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF against State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF: cost, size, returns, what they hold and how much of it is the same.
Overlap by weight
18%
6 shared positions
Fee gap
29 bp
XLC is cheaper
1-year return gap
33.4 pts
IYZ is ahead
Larger fund
XLC
$23.9B
Side by side
| IYZ | XLC | |
|---|---|---|
| Fund | iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF | State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF |
| Issuer | iShares | State Street SPDR |
| Category | Communication Services | Communication Services |
| Expense ratio | 0.37% | 0.08% |
| Assets | $1.1B | $23.9B |
| Average daily dollar volume | $30M | $626M |
| Listed | May 22, 2000 | Jun 18, 2018 |
| FrenzyCap score | 60 | 83 |
| 1-month return | +1.2% | −1.0% |
| 3-month return | +2.5% | −1.1% |
| Year to date | +25.9% | −6.2% |
| 1-year return | +28.9% | −4.5% |
| 30-day volatility | 19.8% | 19.5% |
| Worst drawdown, 1 year | −13.6% | −12.2% |
| Trailing 12-month yield | 1.57% | 1.25% |
| Holdings | 26 | 24 |
| Top 10 weight | 71.1% | 76.5% |
| Look-through P/E | 98.9 | 19.2 |
| Holdings vs fair value | +6.3% | +9.8% |
| Holdings above 200-day average | 62% | 58% |
| Net flow, latest 3 reported months | +$388M thru Jun 2026 | −$1.1B thru Jun 2026 |
| 30-day implied volatility | 25.6% | 17.4% |
| Holdings as of | as of Oct 8, 2026issuer data | as of Oct 8, 2026issuer data |
Returns are price returns and exclude distributions. Flows are each fund's own latest reported months and may not cover the same period.
Largest shared holdings
26% of IYZ · 21% of XLC
Sector mix of the stock holdings
| Sector | IYZ | XLC | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | 58.4% | 57.0% | +1.4% |
| Communication Services | 41.4% | 32.9% | +8.5% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 0.0% | 9.8% | −9.8% |
More: full overlap table · IYZ holdings · XLC holdings
Fund data comes from each fund's SEC filings and issuer disclosures and is shown with the date it is as of. SEC portfolio and flow filings become public about 60 days after the period they cover. Nothing here is investment advice; see Terms.