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

Total Real Returns

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

XLC real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, XLC returned +0.80% over the past year and −9.46% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 19, 2018, XLC is up +78.25% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.39%/yr, and is currently −10.92% below its real total-return high on Jan. 30, 2026.

Data ending Wed Jul. 29, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Wed 2026-07-29 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
XLC × 		+78.25%
+7.39%/yr 		+8.18%/yr
R2=0.543
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Wed 2026-07-29 Start
Value 		End
Value
XLC × 		$10,000.00
2018-06-19 		$17,825.15
2026-07-29

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-07-29

  YTD YoY
XLC × 		−9.46% +0.80%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
XLC × 		−10.92%
on 2026-07-29
from 2026-01-30 peak 		−51.02%
on 2022-11-03
from 2021-09-01 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-07-29 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
XLC × 		+0.80% +24.71%
+11.67%/yr 		+50.25%
+14.53%/yr 		+13.64%
+2.59%/yr 		—

Annual Returns

Year XLC
2026 (YTD) −9.46%
2025 +19.87%
2024 +30.93%
2023 +47.87%
2022 −41.42%
2021 +8.34%
2020 +25.20%
2019 +28.12%
2018 −16.68%