The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF Fund (XLC)
- Previous Close
85.35 - Open
83.94 - Bid 83.00 x 1800
- Ask 83.57 x 2200
- Day's Range
83.05 - 84.10 - 52 Week Range
62.82 - 87.93 - Volume
7,685,967 - Avg. Volume
4,057,383 - Net Assets 18.84B
- NAV 85.34
- PE Ratio (TTM) 31.39
- Yield 0.91%
- YTD Daily Total Return 18.09%
- Beta (5Y Monthly) 1.11
- Expense Ratio (net) 0.09%
Normally, the fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes companies that have been identified as Communication Services companies by the GICS®, including securities of companies from the following industries: diversified telecommunication services; wireless telecommunication services; media; entertainment; and interactive media & services. The fund is non-diversified.
SPDR State Street Global Advisors
Fund Family
Communications
Fund Category
18.84B
Net Assets
2018-06-18
Inception Date
Performance Overview: XLC
View MoreTrailing returns as of 7/23/2024. Category is Communications.
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Holdings: XLC
View MoreTop 10 Holdings (77.40% of Total Assets)
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Recent News: XLC
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View MoreTesla Earnings: Affordable Vehicle Still on Track for 2025 Launch and 2026 Ramp
Tesla is a vertically integrated battery electric vehicle automaker and developer of autonomous driving software. The company has multiple vehicles in its fleet, which include luxury and midsize sedans, crossover SUVs, a light truck, and a semi-truck. Tesla also plans to begin selling more affordable vehicles, and a sports car. Global deliveries in 2023 were a little over 1.8 million vehicles. The company also sells batteries for stationary storage for residential and commercial properties including utilities and solar panels and solar roofs for energy generation. Tesla also owns a fast-charging network.
RatingPrice TargetGold Prices at Peak
When global economic conditions become unpredictable, investors often flock to gold. Currently, the yellow metal is trading around $2,400 per ounce, up 17% for the year and at the highest level in the past 25 years. During the first phase of the pandemic, as uncertainty abounded, the spot price for an ounce of gold jumped 33% in six months and broke through the $2,000 level. Gold spot prices also spiked above $2,000 in early March 2022 due to the war in Ukraine, and are now at even higher levels as tension simmers in the Middle East and East Asia, and the U.S. presidential election approaches. The current price of gold reflects the perceived safety of hard assets amid the global conflicts, as well as expectations for lower U.S. interest rates (which tend to weaken the dollar, which is the currency in which gold is priced). The outlook for Federal Reserve rate cuts also helps gold, as lower rates reduce the risk for a global economic recession and thus a potential decline in gold purchased for jewelry. Looking ahead, our forecast trading range for gold in 2024 is now $2,500-$1,800, and our average forecast for the year is now $2,200. This compares to average gold prices of $1,960 in 2023; $1,873 in 2022; $1,806 in 2021; $1781 in 2020; $1,400 in 2019; $1,265 in 2018; $1,277 in 2017; $1,258 in 2016; and $1,155 in 2015. As long as geopolitics and global economic uncertainty are part of the market conversation, gold is likely to remain at levels well above the historical averages of $1,150 since 2000 and $1,514 since 2010.
ASML Holding: Heathy Orders Calm Investor Concerns and Attention Shifts to China: Valuation Intact
ASML is the leader in photolithography systems used in the manufacturing of semiconductors. Photolithography is the process in which a light source is used to expose circuit patterns from a photo mask onto a semiconductor wafer. The latest technological advances in this segment allow chipmakers to continually increase the number of transistors on the same area of silicon, with lithography historically representing a high portion of the cost of making cutting-edge chips. ASML outsources the manufacturing of most of its parts, acting like an assembler. ASML’s main clients are TSMC, Samsung, and Intel.
RatingPrice Target$105 Fair Value Estimate After Nvidia Completes a 10/1 Split
Nvidia is a leading developer of graphics processing units. Traditionally, GPUs were used to enhance the experience on computing platforms, most notably in gaming applications on PCs. GPU use cases have since emerged as important semiconductors used in artificial intelligence. Nvidia not only offers AI GPUs, but also a software platform, Cuda, used for AI model development and training. Nvidia is also expanding its data center networking solutions, helping to tie GPUs together to handle complex workloads.
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