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About SPDR S&P Telecom ETF
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Inception date
Jan 26, 2011
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Distributes
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Tax on distributions
Qualified dividends
Primary advisor
SSgA Funds Management, Inc.
Distributor
State Street Corp. (Fund Distributor)
XTL provides an equal-weight play on the US telecoms space. The fund draws it selection universe from the telecommunications segment of a broad US total market index. XTL veers away from a broad-market exposure to the segment, as a consequence of its equal-weighting scheme. Still, not all investors want to simply 'own the market', and the fund fits those who seek diversification in a segment where a handful of firms dominate. Note: Instead of replicating the index, XTL uses a sampling strategy. The index is rebalanced quarterly.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Communications
Electronic Technology
Technology Services
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