All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

XLB: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

XLB total return snapshot: XLB returned +14.32% over the past year and +12.34% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 22, 1998, XLB is up +853.04% in nominal total return, or +8.52%/yr, and is currently −4.99% below its total-return high on Feb. 11, 2026.

Data ending Fri Jul. 17, 2026

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-07-17 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
XLB
×
+12.34%
2026-07-17
+14.32%
2026-07-17
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-07-17 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
XLB
×
+853.04%
+8.52%/yr
+8.48%/yr
(R2=0.958)
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-07-17 Start
Value
End
Value
XLB
×
$10,000.00
1998-12-22
$95,303.66
2026-07-17
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year XLB
2026 (YTD) +12.34%
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%

Drawdowns

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-07-17 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
XLB
×
−4.99%
from 2026-02-11 peak
−59.83%
2009-03-02
from 2008-05-20 peak
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-07-17 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
XLB
×
+14.32% +14.26%
+6.89%/yr
+28.46%
+8.71%/yr
+37.61%
+6.59%/yr
+152.98%
+9.73%/yr
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund