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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC) pays a $0.00 annual dividend, yielding 1.25% at $110.32/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.25%
Annual Dividend: $0.00 per share
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Years of Dividend History: 9
The State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF dividend reflects the income generated by S&P 500 companies in telecommunication services, media, entertainment, and interactive media. XLC currently pays $1.7953 per share annually, on a quarterly schedule, with the next ex-dividend date set for September 21, 2026. The current yield stands at 1.62%. Growth-focused income investors are the natural fit here: a 20.3% dividend CAGR since 2019 is the headline number, not the yield itself.
State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through of underlying holdings income, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF dividend safety is therefore tied directly to the income generated by its underlying S&P 500 communication services holdings, which span large-cap companies in telecom, media, and interactive services. The primary pressure point is sector concentration: XLC holds only communication services names, so any broad pullback in that segment flows directly into the fund's distributable income.
State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 20.3% per year from 2019 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.4372 in 2019 to $1.3272 in 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the growth calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 61.3% in 2024. The data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, specifically 2022, when the annual payment fell from $0.5718 to $0.5298.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +35.8% | $0.53 (2022) | $1.33 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +23.8% | $0.46 (2020) | $1.33 (2025) |
XLC fits growth-and-income investors who prioritize dividend growth over current yield, particularly those seeking focused exposure to S&P 500 communication services companies. The yield is low (below 2%), and at 1.62% it sits well above the 5-year average of 0.72%, which reflects how much the per-share payment has expanded in recent years. Three consecutive years of dividend increases back that trend. The trade-off is straightforward: an investor gets a fast-growing dividend from a sector-concentrated fund, but accepts a yield that delivers limited near-term income on its own.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | $0.3641 |
| 2026-06-22 | $0.2838 |
| 2026-03-23 | $0.3570 |
| 2025-12-22 | $0.3758 |
| 2025-09-22 | $0.4147 |
| 2025-06-23 | $0.2488 |
| 2025-03-24 | $0.2879 |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.2544 |
| 2024-09-23 | $0.2692 |
| 2024-06-24 | $0.2243 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.0048 |
| 2025 | $1.3272 |
| 2024 | $0.9620 |
| 2023 | $0.5964 |
| 2022 | $0.5298 |
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