All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
XLU total return snapshot: XLU returned +12.49% over the past year and +9.65% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 22, 1998, XLU is up +707.21% in nominal total return, or +7.87%/yr, and is currently −1.93% below its total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.
Data ending Thu Jul. 23, 2026
| Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Thu 2026-07-23 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLU × |
+707.21%
+7.87%/yr |
+8.47%/yr
R2=0.948 |
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| Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Thu 2026-07-23 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| XLU × |
$10,000.00
1998-12-22 |
$80,720.70
2026-07-23 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| XLU × | +9.65% | +12.49% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| XLU × |
−1.93%
on 2026-07-23 from 2026-02-27 peak |
−52.27%
on 2002-10-09 from 2000-12-13 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-07-23 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLU × | +12.49% |
+39.09% +17.94%/yr |
+47.68% +13.88%/yr |
+63.43% +10.32%/yr |
+140.29% +9.16%/yr |
| Year | XLU |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +9.65% |
| 2025 | +16.02% |
| 2024 | +23.31% |
| 2023 | −7.16% |
| 2022 | +1.43% |
| 2021 | +17.70% |
| 2020 | +0.51% |
| 2019 | +25.93% |
| 2018 | +3.94% |
| 2017 | +12.05% |
| 2016 | +16.08% |
| 2015 | −4.93% |
| 2014 | +28.75% |
| 2013 | +13.06% |
| 2012 | +1.04% |
| 2011 | +19.64% |
| 2010 | +5.31% |
| 2009 | +11.71% |
| 2008 | −28.91% |
| 2007 | +18.42% |
| 2006 | +20.89% |
| 2005 | +16.39% |
| 2004 | +23.59% |
| 2003 | +26.46% |
| 2002 | −28.78% |
| 2001 | −13.01% |
| 2000 | +22.47% |
| 1999 | −3.19% |
| 1998 | +1.36% |
