ETF comparison

FCOMvsXLC

Both Communications.

Fidelity MSCI Communication Services Index ETF · State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
81.1%

22 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of FCOM and XLC would leave roughly81.1%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

FCOM only 18.8%Shared 81.1%XLC only 18.7%
In FCOM only
68 positions
Shared
22 positions
In XLC only
2 positions

Side by side

FCOM

Fidelity MSCI Communication Services Index ETF

Fidelity · Communications

72composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.084%
Net assets
$1.79B
TTM yield
0.98%
Top-10 conc.
73.0%
XLC

State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF

State Street · Communications

79composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.080%
Net assets
$22.43B
TTM yield
1.28%
Top-10 conc.
76.1%

Sub-score comparison

92
Cost
92
84
Tax efficiency
83
68
Liquidity
100
10
Concentration
6
Tracking quality
FCOMsub-scoreXLC

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

Expense ratios are effectively identical (0.084% vs 0.080%).

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with FCOM vs XLC.

Top shared holdings

22 shared in total
#HoldingIn FCOMIn XLCOverlap
1Meta Platforms Inc20.39%19.90%19.90%
2Alphabet Inc16.29%13.08%13.08%
3Alphabet Inc10.74%10.42%10.42%
4Netflix Inc5.18%4.84%4.84%
5Verizon Communications Inc4.18%4.14%4.14%
6Walt Disney Co/The4.12%4.48%4.12%
7AT&T Inc3.88%4.09%3.88%
8Warner Bros Discovery Inc2.82%4.67%2.82%
9Comcast Corp2.69%4.70%2.69%
10T-Mobile US Inc2.68%4.15%2.68%
11Electronic Arts Inc2.09%4.63%2.09%
12Take-Two Interactive Software Inc2.08%5.25%2.08%

Only in FCOM

68 total
  • ROBLOX Corp1.68%
  • Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One1.10%
  • AST SpaceMobile Inc1.00%
  • Roku Inc0.92%
  • Reddit Inc0.89%
  • New York Times Co/The0.73%
  • Pinterest Inc0.70%
  • Lumen Technologies Inc0.52%
  • Match Group Inc0.50%
  • Snap Inc0.39%

Only in XLC

2 total
  • News Corp0.41%
  • State Street Global Advisors0.01%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.