Category Average Return | 6.5% | 10.5% | 8.1% |
Fund Name | Ticker | Summary | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
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Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund | XLC | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
The fund seeks to replicate the total return performance of the benchmark index, before fees and expenses, by investing in companies in the United States. The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities. Next, the research team invests significantly in the securities comprising the Index. The Index includes companies that have been identified as Communication Services companies by the Global Industry Classification Standard, including securities of companies from industries, such as diversified telecommunication services; wireless telecommunication services; media; entertainment; and interactive media & services. Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level. The fund seeks to replicate the composition of the benchmark index, holding each security in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index. |
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Fidelity MSCI Communication Services Index ETF | FCOM | 9.4% | 35.7% | 9% | |
The fund seeks to replicate the total return performance of the benchmark index before fees and expenses by investing in companies in the United States. The sub-adviser’s investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities. Next, the research team invests significantly in securities included in the fund’s underlying index. The fund’s underlying index is the MSCI USA IMI Communication Services 25/50 Index, which represents the performance of the communication services sector in the U.S. equity market. The team utilizes a representative sampling indexing strategy to evaluate companies based on market capitalization and industry weightings. In addition, the team also includes assessing a company’s return variability and yield and liquidity characteristics. Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level. The fund may or may not hold all of the securities in the Index. |
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iShares Global Comm Services ETF | IXP | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
The fund seeks to replicate the total return performance of the benchmark index, before fees and expenses, by investing in companies outside the United States. The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities. As part of its strategy, the fund employs a passive or indexing approach. Next, the research team invests significantly in the component securities of its Underlying Index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its Underlying Index. The Underlying Index is designed to measure the performance of global equities in the communication services sector. The team utilizes a representative sampling indexing strategy to evaluate companies based on market capitalization and industry weightings. In addition, the team also assesses a company’s return variability and yield and liquidity characteristics. Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level. The fund may or may not hold all of the securities in the Underlying Index. Additionally, the fund may lend securities representing up to one-third of the value of the fund’s net assets. The fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is concentrated. Also, the fund may invest in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. |
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iShares North American Tech-Multimedia Networking ETF | IGN | 4.2% | 8.6% | 38.1% | |
The fund seeks to replicate the total return performance of the benchmark index before fees and expenses by investing in companies across any size in the United States. The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities. As part of its strategy, the fund employs a passive or indexing approach. Next, the research team invests significantly in the component securities of its Underlying Index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its Underlying Index. The Underlying Index includes companies that are producers of telecommunications, data networking and wireless equipment. The team utilizes a representative sampling indexing strategy to evaluate companies based on market capitalization and industry weightings. In addition, the team also assesses a company’s return variability and yield and liquidity characteristics. Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level. The fund may or may not hold all of the securities in the Underlying Index. Additionally, the fund may lend securities representing up to one-third of the value of the fund’s net assets. The fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is concentrated. Also, the fund may invest in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. |
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iShares US Telecommunications ETF | IYZ | 0% | 3.8% | 1.4% | |
The fund seeks to replicate the total return performance of the benchmark index, before fees and expenses, by investing in large-and mid-size companies in the United States. The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities. As part of its strategy, the fund employs a passive or indexing approach. Next, the research team invests significantly in the component securities of its Underlying Index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its Underlying Index. The Underlying Index is composed of U.S. equities in the telecommunications sector. The team utilizes a representative sampling indexing strategy to evaluate companies based on market capitalization and industry weightings. In addition, the team also assesses a company’s return variability and yield and liquidity characteristics. Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level. The fund may or may not hold all of the securities in the Underlying Index. Additionally, the fund may lend securities representing up to one-third of the value of the fund’s net assets. The fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is concentrated. Also, the fund may invest in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. |
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SPDR S&P Telecom ETF | XTL | 0% | 0% | 2.5% | |
The fund seeks to replicate the total return performance of the benchmark index, before fees and expenses, by investing in companies in the United States. The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities. Next, the research team invests significantly in the securities comprising the Index. The Index represents the telecommunications segment of the S&P Total Market Index, which comprises sub-industries, such as Alternative Carriers, Communications Equipment, Integrated Telecommunication Services, and Wireless Telecommunication Services. Additionally, the research team employs a sampling strategy to invest in a representative sample of securities with generally the same risk and return characteristics of the Index. Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level. Also, the fund’s net assets will generally be concentrated in an industry or group of industries to the extent that the Index concentrates in a particular industry or group of industries. In addition, the fund may invest in equity securities that are not included in the Index, cash and cash equivalents or money market instruments, such as repurchase agreements and money market funds. The fund is classified as diversified. |
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Vanguard Communication Services ETF | VOX | 5.9% | -6% | -10.5% | |
The fund seeks to replicate the total return performance of the benchmark index, before fees and expenses, by investing in companies in the United States. The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities. The process employs an indexing investment approach to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Communication Services 25/50 Index. Next, the research team focuses on companies that are engaged in the communication services sector, which includes companies that provide telephone, data-transmission, cellular, wireless communication services and offer related content and information through various media. The team follows the GICS communication services sector classification which includes companies that facilitate communication and offer related content and information through various mediums. The GICS communication services sector classification also includes telecommunication companies and media and entertainment companies, including producers of interactive gaming products and companies engaged in content and information creation or distribution through proprietary platforms. Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level. The fund seeks to replicate the composition of the benchmark index, holding each security in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index. |