ETF · SPDR
GXLC S&P US Comm. Ser. Select Sector
ISIN IE00BFWFPX50London Stock Exchange: GXLCState Street Corp.
- Single sectors
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£40.09
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.15% a year
- Fund size
- £185m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 01/10/2026, GXLC (S&P US Comm. Ser. Select Sector, ISIN IE00BFWFPX50) closed at £40.09 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.15% a year (about £15 on £10,000). Over the five years to 01/10/2026 its total return was +60.0%, or +25.1% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 01/10/2026
- +3.8%
- +0.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 01/10/2026
- +70.2%
- +53.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 01/10/2026
- +60.0%
- +25.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,600 on 01/10/2026 — about £1,251 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Volatility and the largest fall need a longer record of this fund’s prices than we hold so far. They appear on this page once we do.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.15%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £15
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £75
- of £10,000, before growth
- 15 charge less
- 15 the same
- 111 charge more
Ongoing charge of SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Comm. Ser. Select Sector 0.15% a year, as of 02/10/2026: 111 of the 141 other single-sector funds charge more, 15 the same and 15 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Comm. Ser. Select Sector is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from SPDR, launched in 2018.
It tracks the S&P Communication Services Select Sector Daily Capped 25/20 Index.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.15% a year — about £15 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Single sectors: Funds focused on one industry — banks, energy, defence, mining and so on.
Key facts
- Ticker
- GXLC
- ISIN
- IE00BFWFPX50
- Provider
- SPDR
- Tracks
- S&P Communication Services Select Sector Daily Capped 25/20 Index
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.15% a year · about £15 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £185m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Single sectors
Price chart
Since 18/09/2026, the closing price went from £40.09 on 18/09/2026 to £40.09 on 01/10/2026 (0.0%). The lowest close shown was £40.09 on 18/09/2026 and the highest £41.00 on 25/09/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 18/09/2026.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
3 weekly closes, from 18/09/2026 to 01/10/2026. The same history in October 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
- Holdings
- 23
- on record
- Ten largest
- 90.7%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 8.4
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 18.8%
- Alphabet · Class A
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet · Class AGOOGLCommunication ServicesUnited States | 18.84% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms · Class AMETACommunication ServicesUnited States | 18.14% |
| 3 | Alphabet · Class CGOOGCommunication ServicesUnited States | 15.11% |
| 4 | NetflixNFLXCommunication ServicesUnited States | 10.51% |
| 5 | Verizon CommunicationsVZCommunication ServicesUnited States | 6.91% |
| 6 | Walt DisneyDISCommunication ServicesUnited States | 6.57% |
| 7 | AT&TTCommunication ServicesUnited States | 6.07% |
| 8 | Applovin · Class AAPPCommunication ServicesUnited States | 2.86% |
| 9 | T-Mobile USTMUSCommunication ServicesUnited States | 2.86% |
| 10 | Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. - · Class AWBDCommunication ServicesUnited States | 2.82% |
Source: SPDR, holdings as published, as of , company pages by TradingView
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 23 largest.
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 23 holdings; the ten largest make up 90.7% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of GXLC?
The ongoing charge of GXLC is 0.15% a year — about £15 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe II Plc - S&P US Comm. Ser. Select Sector 0.15% a year, as of 02/10/2026: 111 of the 141 other single-sector funds charge more, 15 the same and 15 less (share classes counted once).
What does GXLC track?
GXLC tracks the S&P Communication Services Select Sector Daily Capped 25/20 Index.
Is GXLC accumulating or distributing?
GXLC is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of GXLC?
The ISIN of GXLC is IE00BFWFPX50. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; GXLC is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What does GXLC hold?
As of 30/09/2026, GXLC holds 23 positions, according to the holdings SPDR publishes. The largest is Alphabet · Class A at 18.84% of the fund; the ten largest make up 90.7%. Its ten largest holdings are Alphabet · Class A (18.84%), Meta Platforms · Class A (18.14%), Alphabet · Class C (15.11%), Netflix (10.51%), Verizon Communications (6.91%), Walt Disney (6.57%), AT&T (6.07%), Applovin · Class A (2.86%), T-Mobile US (2.86%) and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. - · Class A (2.82%).
How has GXLC done after inflation?
Over the five years to 01/10/2026 GXLC’s total return was +60.0%, or +25.1% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month published
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Holdings
- SPDR, as published,
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
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