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 −4.63% over the past year and −5.75% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 19, 2018, XLC is up +138.74% in nominal total return, or +11.08%/yr, and is currently −7.60% below its total-return high on Jan. 30, 2026.

Data ending Thu Oct. 1, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Thu 2026-10-01 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
XLC × 		+138.74%
+11.08%/yr 		+12.67%/yr
R2=0.771
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Thu 2026-10-01 Start
Value 		End
Value
XLC × 		$10,000.00
2018-06-19 		$23,874.31
2026-10-01

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-01

  YTD YoY
XLC × 		−5.75% −4.63%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
XLC × 		−7.60%
on 2026-10-01
from 2026-01-30 peak 		−46.65%
on 2022-11-03
from 2021-09-01 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-10-01 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
XLC × 		−4.63% +24.45%
+11.56%/yr 		+73.58%
+20.18%/yr 		+42.32%
+7.31%/yr 		—

Annual Returns

Year XLC
2026 (YTD) −5.75%
2025 +23.08%
2024 +34.71%
2023 +52.82%
2022 −37.63%
2021 +15.96%
2020 +26.90%
2019 +31.05%
2018 −16.88%