The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR® ETF Fund
Shareclass
The Comm Svcs Sel Sect SPDR® ETF (XLC)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Manager
Gender equality score
55
/ 100 points
Overall score
Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value
Group ranking
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Gender balance in leadership and workforce
29/40
Equal compensation and work life balance
7/30
Policies promoting gender equality
18/20
Commitment, transparency, and accountability
1/10
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Top scoring holdings
The top 10 holdings in this portfolio with the best scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
- 1. The Interpublic Group of Companies Inc1.3% of assets$311.28M invested
- 2. Verizon Communications Inc4.25% of assets$1.01B invested
- 3. AT&T Inc4.2% of assets$1B invested
- 4. Electronic Arts Inc4.48% of assets$1.07B invested
- 5. Meta Platforms Inc Class A20% of assets$4.71B invested
- 6. Omnicom Group Inc2.02% of assets$481.1M invested
- 7. Comcast Corp Class A4.1% of assets$979.31M invested
- 8. Alphabet Inc Class A11% of assets$2.52B invested
- 9. Alphabet Inc Class C8.57% of assets$2.04B invested
- 10. T-Mobile US Inc4.48% of assets$1.07B invested
Bottom scoring holdings
The bottom 10 holdings in this portfolio with the worst scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
- 1. TKO Group Holdings Inc1.61% of assets$385.43M invested
- 2. Charter Communications Inc Class A2.93% of assets$698.53M invested
- 3. The Trade Desk Inc Class A0.75% of assets$180.23M invested
- 4. Take-Two Interactive Software Inc4.12% of assets$983.73M invested
- 5. Fox Corp Class A1.71% of assets$408.45M invested
- 6. Fox Corp Class B0.97% of assets$230.9M invested
- 7. Live Nation Entertainment Inc3.34% of assets$796.66M invested
- 8. The Walt Disney Co4.33% of assets$1.03B invested
- 9. Netflix Inc7.62% of assets$1.82B invested
- 10. Paramount Global Class B1.08% of assets$258.88M invested
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