All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
XLV total return snapshot: XLV returned +21.84% over the past year and +5.91% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 22, 1998, XLV is up +874.28% in nominal total return, or +8.60%/yr, and is currently −1.14% below its total-return high on Jul. 7, 2026.
Data ending Fri Jul. 24, 2026
| Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLV × |
+874.28%
+8.60%/yr |
+9.49%/yr
R2=0.921 |
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| Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| XLV × |
$10,000.00
1998-12-22 |
$97,428.40
2026-07-24 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| XLV × | +5.91% | +21.84% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| XLV × |
−1.14%
on 2026-07-24 from 2026-07-07 peak |
−39.17%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-12-10 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-07-24 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLV × | +21.84% |
+12.24% +5.95%/yr |
+25.75% +7.94%/yr |
+34.07% +6.04%/yr |
+156.27% +9.87%/yr |
| Year | XLV |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +5.91% |
| 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% |
