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 −2.03% over the past year and −3.79% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 19, 2018, XLC is up +143.72% in nominal total return, or +11.43%/yr, and is currently −5.68% below its total-return high on Jan. 30, 2026.

Data ending Fri Sep. 11, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Fri 2026-09-11 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
XLC × 		+143.72%
+11.43%/yr 		+12.65%/yr
R2=0.767
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Fri 2026-09-11 Start
Value 		End
Value
XLC × 		$10,000.00
2018-06-19 		$24,371.66
2026-09-11

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-11

  YTD YoY
XLC × 		−3.79% −2.03%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
XLC × 		−5.68%
on 2026-09-11
from 2026-01-30 peak 		−46.65%
on 2022-11-03
from 2021-09-01 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-09-11 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
XLC × 		−2.03% +36.50%
+16.83%/yr 		+71.37%
+19.67%/yr 		+40.70%
+7.07%/yr 		—

Annual Returns

Year XLC
2026 (YTD) −3.79%
2025 +23.08%
2024 +34.71%
2023 +52.82%
2022 −37.63%
2021 +15.96%
2020 +26.90%
2019 +31.05%
2018 −16.88%