Alphabet

Netflix

T-Mobile US

Charter Communications

Take-Two Interactive Software

Comcast

Disney

Electronic Arts

Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund

XLC tracks a market-cap-weighted index of US telecommunication and media & entertainment components of the S&P 500 index.

Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF

iShares Global Telecom ETF

Vanguard Telecommunication Services ETF

Alphabet's (GOOGL) first-quarter revenues received some support from the strength across the company's search and cloud businesses.

How Are Google ETFs Reacting to Dismal Q1 Earnings?

Meta Platforms returned to growth after the first-ever decline in the December quarter and beat earnings estimates.

Meta Platforms Soars, Return to Growth: ETFs to Tap

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

Corporate earnings growth is expected to have decelerated during the first quarter.

Sector ETFs Turn Focus To Earnings Slowdown

Communication services sector-related exchange traded funds were reeling Wednesday after Netflix (NasdaqGS: NFLX) shares plunged. It was one of its worst days in over a decade.

Netflix Drags Down Communication Services ETFs

MicroSectors FANG+ ETN

Invesco Dynamic Media ETF

Simplify Volt Pop Culture Disruption ETF

Netflix lost subscribers for the first time in a decade and guided for an even bigger subscriber loss for the current quarter.

Netflix Sinks on Q1 Subscriber Loss: ETFs in Focus

Wall Street analysts have turned pessimistic about Netflix ahead of its earnings as they are bracing for possibly the slowest growth in 10 years.

Netflix ETFs in Focus Ahead of Q1 Earnings

First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

Invesco Dynamic Building & Construction ETF

These sector ETFs' fundamentals look ultra-solid now.

6 Solid Sector ETFs to Buy Now

iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF

SPDR S&P Bank ETF

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF

The S&P 500's dividend yield was 1.63% in Q4 of 2021 and the stock buyback yield was 2.45%, resulting in a combined yield of 4.08%.

5 Sectors & Its ETFs to Tap Outsized Dividend & Buyback Yield

iShares U.S. Dividend & Buyback ETF

Invesco Buyback Achievers ETF

Buyback announcements by U.S. companies reached a record level in the fourth quarter of 2021.

ETFs to Tap Record S&P 500 Buybacks in Q4

XLC is likely to underperform the broader market throughout the remainder of the 2020s.

XLC: Likely Lower For Longer

iShares Evolved U.S. Media and Entertainment ETF

Roundhill Streaming Services & Technology ETF

Disney (NYSE: DIS) helped support media and communication services-related exchange traded funds after posting better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and fueling optimism over its foray into online streaming. On Thursday, the Roundhill Streaming Services & Technology ETF (NYSE ARCA: SUBZ) was down 0.4%, Invesco Dynamic Media ETF (PBS) fell 1.1%, and iShares Evolved U.S. Media and Entertainment ETF [.

Disney Helps Cushion Blow to Media, Communication Services ETFs

Both VOX and XLC own Meta Platforms as their top holding and have suffered from the sell-off impacting Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse stock. However, they have been impacted at different degrees.

VOX Vs. XLC: Identifying The Best ETF To Take Advantage Of Meta Platforms' Decline

Facebook (NasdaqGS: FB) parent Meta Platforms plunged on Thursday and was on pace for its biggest one-day decline on record, dragging down communication services sector-related exchange traded funds. On Thursday, the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEArca: XLC) decreased 6.0%, the Vanguard Communication Services (NYSEArca: VOX) fell 5.3%, and the Fidelity MSCI Communication Services ETF (NYSEArca: [.

Communication Services ETFs Disliked Facebook Earnings Report

Global X Social Media ETF

Welcome to another edition of ETF Wrap. Wednesday was a good day for Google parent Alphabet as much as Thursday is turning out to be a terrible one for Meta Platforms, the social-media company formerly known as Facebook Inc. FB, -25.38% , which is having its worst day on record and that has implications for a host of exchange-traded funds.

ETF Wrap: Facebook parent's 25% stock plunge spotlights peril for ETF investors of big single-stock exposures

Meta's earnings miss will be reflected in several ETFs that hold significant exposure to the stock.

Meta's Miss Reverberates Through ETFs

Google parent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) reported record quarterly sales, lifting communication services sector-related exchange traded funds. On Wednesday, the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEArca: XLC) increased 2.0%, the Vanguard Communication Services (NYSEArca: VOX) gained 1.5%, and the Fidelity MSCI Communication Services ETF (NYSEArca: FCOM) rose 1.6%.

Alphabet's Stellar Q4 Earnings Lift Communication Services ETFs

VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF

Global X Video Games & Esports ETF 

Roundhill Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF

ProShares On-Demand ETF

Deal would make Microsoft the third-largest gaming company in the world.

How MSFT's Huge Gaming Deal Impacts ETFs

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

The S&P 500 surged this year, but four sectors performed even better.

Best Performing Sector ETFs Of The Year

Communication services so permeate the economy that they are pretty close to a no-brainer investment. These stocks make up nearly 50% of the XLC.

The XLC Has A Facebook Problem

With support from the search, advertising, cloud and YouTube businesses, Google (GOOGL) has posted better-than-expected Q3 earnings results amid the coronavirus pandemic

Can Google ETFs Keep Gaining on Q3 Earnings Optimism?

S&P 500 quarterly buybacks are on their toward $200 billion and are now 11% behind from their all-time high of $$23 billion set in Q4 2018.

4 ETF Plays as Buybacks Bounce Back & Likely to Soar Higher

iShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF

Pacer Benchmark Industrial Real Estate SCTR ETF

VanEck Vectors Oil Services ETF

Simplify Volt RoboCar Disruption and Tech ETF

Simplify Volt Cloud and Cybersecurity Disruption ETF

Simplify Volt Fintech Disruption ETF

These funds are at the mercy of concentrated holdings.

ETFs With The Most Single Stock Risk

Elon Musk has been weaving a web of satellites with the intent of offering high speed internet everywhere in the world. This new service puts it in a position to compete with some of XLC's holdings.

XLC: Far From Being Crushed By Starlink's Satellites

With support from the search, advertising, cloud and YouTube businesses, Google (GOOGL) has posted better-than-expected Q2 earnings results amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Can Google ETFs Keep Gaining on Q2 Earnings Optimism?

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Communication Services ETF

Communication Services ETFs usually do not get investors' attention

News for Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (XLC)