All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
XLF total return snapshot: XLF returned +9.57% over the past year and +7.00% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 22, 1998, XLF is up +422.26% in nominal total return, or +6.15%/yr, and is currently −0.36% below its total-return high on Aug. 25, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 28, 2026
| Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLF × |
+422.26%
+6.15%/yr |
+4.95%/yr
R2=0.554 |
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| Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| XLF × |
$10,000.00
1998-12-22 |
$52,225.66
2026-08-28 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| XLF × | +7.00% | +9.57% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| XLF × |
−0.36%
on 2026-08-28 from 2026-08-25 peak |
−82.69%
on 2009-03-06 from 2007-06-01 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-28 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLF × | +9.57% |
+33.35% +15.48%/yr |
+78.24% +21.25%/yr |
+62.46% +10.19%/yr |
+256.95% +13.57%/yr |
| Year | XLF |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +7.00% |
| 2025 | +14.90% |
| 2024 | +30.56% |
| 2023 | +12.04% |
| 2022 | −10.59% |
| 2021 | +34.80% |
| 2020 | −1.74% |
| 2019 | +31.87% |
| 2018 | −13.05% |
| 2017 | +22.00% |
| 2016 | +22.42% |
| 2015 | −1.77% |
| 2014 | +15.05% |
| 2013 | +35.53% |
| 2012 | +28.42% |
| 2011 | −17.14% |
| 2010 | +11.90% |
| 2009 | +17.57% |
| 2008 | −54.90% |
| 2007 | −19.18% |
| 2006 | +18.89% |
| 2005 | +6.21% |
| 2004 | +10.86% |
| 2003 | +30.49% |
| 2002 | −14.74% |
| 2001 | −9.43% |
| 2000 | +25.86% |
| 1999 | +2.67% |
| 1998 | +0.54% |
