All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

XLV: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

XLV total return snapshot: XLV returned +27.12% over the past year and +9.04% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 22, 1998, XLV is up +903.05% in nominal total return, or +8.70%/yr, and is currently −0.64% below its total-return high on Aug. 10, 2026.

Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
XLV
×
+903.05%
+8.70%/yr
+9.50%/yr
R2=0.922
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Start
Value
End
Value
XLV
×
$10,000.00
1998-12-22
$100,305.04
2026-08-14

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-14

  YTD YoY
XLV
×
+9.04% +27.12%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
XLV
×
−0.64%
on 2026-08-14
from 2026-08-10 peak
−39.17%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-12-10 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
XLV
×
+27.12% +14.12%
+6.83%/yr
+29.33%
+8.95%/yr
+35.75%
+6.30%/yr
+164.57%
+10.22%/yr

Annual Returns

Year XLV
2026 (YTD) +9.04%
2025 +14.50%
2024 +2.47%
2023 +2.07%
2022 −2.09%
2021 +26.04%
2020 +13.30%
2019 +20.45%
2018 +6.28%
2017 +21.77%
2016 −2.76%
2015 +6.83%
2014 +25.14%
2013 +41.41%
2012 +17.37%
2011 +12.40%
2010 +3.30%
2009 +19.52%
2008 −23.31%
2007 +7.16%
2006 +7.05%
2005 +6.42%
2004 +1.27%
2003 +14.93%
2002 −0.74%
2001 −0.83%
2000 −11.60%
1999 +19.51%
1998 +3.87%