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 −5.42% over the past year and −6.58% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 19, 2018, XLC is up +136.64% in nominal total return, or +10.88%/yr, and is currently −8.42% below its total-return high on Jan. 30, 2026.

Data ending Wed Oct. 21, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Wed 2026-10-21 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
XLC × 		+136.64%
+10.88%/yr 		+12.67%/yr
R2=0.775
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Wed 2026-10-21 Start
Value 		End
Value
XLC × 		$10,000.00
2018-06-19 		$23,663.67
2026-10-21

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-21

  YTD YoY
XLC × 		−6.58% −5.42%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
XLC × 		−8.42%
on 2026-10-21
from 2026-01-30 peak 		−46.65%
on 2022-11-03
from 2021-09-01 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-10-21 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
XLC × 		−5.42% +22.81%
+10.82%/yr 		+69.59%
+19.25%/yr 		+39.93%
+6.95%/yr 		—

Annual Returns

Year XLC
2026 (YTD) −6.58%
2025 +23.08%
2024 +34.71%
2023 +52.82%
2022 −37.63%
2021 +15.96%
2020 +26.90%
2019 +31.05%
2018 −16.88%