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 +2.05% over the past year and −7.51% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 19, 2018, XLC is up +134.28% in nominal total return, or +11.06%/yr, and is currently −9.33% below its total-return high on Jan. 30, 2026.

Data ending Fri Jul. 31, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Fri 2026-07-31 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
XLC × 		+134.28%
+11.06%/yr 		+12.62%/yr
R2=0.759
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Fri 2026-07-31 Start
Value 		End
Value
XLC × 		$10,000.00
2018-06-19 		$23,427.96
2026-07-31

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-07-31

  YTD YoY
XLC × 		−7.51% +2.05%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
XLC × 		−9.33%
on 2026-07-31
from 2026-01-30 peak 		−46.65%
on 2022-11-03
from 2021-09-01 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-07-31 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
XLC × 		+2.05% +29.18%
+13.66%/yr 		+62.77%
+17.63%/yr 		+38.30%
+6.70%/yr 		—

Annual Returns

Year XLC
2026 (YTD) −7.51%
2025 +23.08%
2024 +34.71%
2023 +52.82%
2022 −37.63%
2021 +15.96%
2020 +26.90%
2019 +31.05%
2018 −16.88%