All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

XLB: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

XLB real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, XLB returned +15.45% over the past year and +11.61% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 22, 1998, XLB is up +378.98% in real purchasing-power return, or +5.87%/yr, and is currently −5.08% below its real total-return high on Feb. 11, 2026.

Data ending Fri Jun. 12, 2026

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-06-12 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
XLB
×
+11.61%
2026-06-12
+15.45%
2026-06-12
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-06-12 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
XLB
×
+378.98%
+5.87%/yr
+5.99%/yr
(R2=0.923)
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-06-12 Start
Value
End
Value
XLB
×
$10,000.00
1998-12-22
$47,898.04
2026-06-12
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year XLB
2026 (YTD) +11.61%
2025 +7.08%
2024 −2.65%
2023 +8.82%
2022 −17.63%
2021 +19.06%
2020 +18.84%
2019 +21.36%
2018 −16.47%
2017 +21.45%
2016 +14.43%
2015 −9.36%
2014 +6.38%
2013 +24.12%
2012 +12.74%
2011 −13.49%
2010 +18.78%
2009 +44.23%
2008 −44.10%
2007 +17.39%
2006 +16.10%
2005 +0.63%
2004 +9.91%
2003 +34.87%
2002 −7.53%
2001 +0.58%
2000 −14.09%
1999 +20.54%
1998 +5.27%

Drawdowns

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-06-12 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
XLB
×
−5.08%
from 2026-02-11 peak
−59.11%
2009-03-02
from 2008-05-20 peak
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-06-12 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
XLB
×
+15.45% +13.01%
+6.31%/yr
+26.58%
+8.17%/yr
+7.77%
+1.51%/yr
+91.54%
+6.72%/yr
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund