All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
XLC real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, XLC returned +11.61% over the past year and −4.35% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 19, 2018, XLC is up +88.30% in real purchasing-power return, or +8.29%/yr, and is currently −5.90% below its real total-return high on Jan. 30, 2026.
| Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Fri 2026-05-29 |
YTD
Return |
1 Year
Return |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLC × |
−4.35%
2026-05-29 |
+11.61%
2026-05-29 |
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| Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Fri 2026-05-29 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLC × |
+88.30%
+8.29%/yr |
+8.11%/yr
(R2=0.524) |
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| Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Fri 2026-05-29 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLC × |
$10,000.00
2018-06-19 |
$18,830.16
2026-05-29 |
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| Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Year | XLC |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −4.35% |
| 2025 | +19.87% |
| 2024 | +30.93% |
| 2023 | +47.87% |
| 2022 | −41.42% |
| 2021 | +8.34% |
| 2020 | +25.20% |
| 2019 | +28.12% |
| 2018 | −16.68% |
| Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Fri 2026-05-29 |
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLC × |
−5.90%
from 2026-01-30 peak |
−51.02%
2022-11-03 from 2021-09-01 peak |
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| Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Period ending Fri 2026-05-29 |
1
Year |
2
Years |
3
Years |
5
Years |
10
Years |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLC × | +11.61% |
+34.74% +16.09%/yr |
+75.05% +20.45%/yr |
+24.39% +4.46%/yr |
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| Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
