All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
XLB total return snapshot: XLB returned +16.89% over the past year and +14.60% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 22, 1998, XLB is up +872.20% in nominal total return, or +8.51%/yr, and is currently −3.96% below its total-return high on Aug. 26, 2026.
Data ending Fri Oct. 23, 2026
| Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-10-23 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLB × |
+872.20%
+8.51%/yr |
+8.49%/yr
R2=0.959 |
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| Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-10-23 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| XLB × |
$10,000.00
1998-12-22 |
$97,220.38
2026-10-23 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| XLB × | +14.60% | +16.89% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| XLB × |
−3.96%
on 2026-10-23 from 2026-08-26 peak |
−59.83%
on 2009-03-02 from 2008-05-20 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-23 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLB × | +16.89% |
+11.32% +5.51%/yr |
+45.97% +13.44%/yr |
+33.60% +5.97%/yr |
+166.12% +10.28%/yr |
| Year | XLB |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +14.60% |
| 2025 | +9.94% |
| 2024 | +0.15% |
| 2023 | +12.47% |
| 2022 | −12.30% |
| 2021 | +27.44% |
| 2020 | +20.46% |
| 2019 | +24.13% |
| 2018 | −14.88% |
| 2017 | +24.01% |
| 2016 | +16.80% |
| 2015 | −8.69% |
| 2014 | +7.18% |
| 2013 | +25.99% |
| 2012 | +14.69% |
| 2011 | −10.92% |
| 2010 | +20.56% |
| 2009 | +48.15% |
| 2008 | −44.05% |
| 2007 | +22.19% |
| 2006 | +19.03% |
| 2005 | +4.08% |
| 2004 | +13.49% |
| 2003 | +37.41% |
| 2002 | −5.33% |
| 2001 | +2.14% |
| 2000 | −11.18% |
| 1999 | +23.78% |
| 1998 | +5.25% |
