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

Total Real Returns

XLC: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

XLC total return snapshot: XLC returned +2.81% over the past year and −4.81% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 19, 2018, XLC is up +141.12% in nominal total return, or +11.37%/yr, and is currently −6.68% below its total-return high on Jan. 30, 2026.

Data ending Fri Aug. 21, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
XLC
×
+141.12%
+11.37%/yr
+12.63%/yr
R2=0.763
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 Start
Value
End
Value
XLC
×
$10,000.00
2018-06-19
$24,111.93
2026-08-21

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-21

  YTD YoY
XLC
×
−4.81% +2.81%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
XLC
×
−6.68%
on 2026-08-21
from 2026-01-30 peak
−46.65%
on 2022-11-03
from 2021-09-01 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-21 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
XLC
×
+2.81% +30.28%
+14.14%/yr
+75.85%
+20.70%/yr
+41.77%
+7.23%/yr

Annual Returns

Year XLC
2026 (YTD) −4.81%
2025 +23.08%
2024 +34.71%
2023 +52.82%
2022 −37.63%
2021 +15.96%
2020 +26.90%
2019 +31.05%
2018 −16.88%