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 −2.31% over the past year and −8.53% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 19, 2018, XLC is up +80.07% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.47%/yr, and is currently −10.01% below its real total-return high on Jan. 30, 2026.

Data ending Tue Aug. 18, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Tue 2026-08-18 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
XLC × 		+80.07%
+7.47%/yr 		+8.20%/yr
R2=0.549
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Tue 2026-08-18 Start
Value 		End
Value
XLC × 		$10,000.00
2018-06-19 		$18,006.80
2026-08-18

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-18

  YTD YoY
XLC × 		−8.53% −2.31%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
XLC × 		−10.01%
on 2026-08-18
from 2026-01-30 peak 		−51.02%
on 2022-11-03
from 2021-09-01 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-08-18 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
XLC × 		−2.31% +23.38%
+11.08%/yr 		+60.97%
+17.20%/yr 		+15.92%
+3.00%/yr 		—

Annual Returns

Year XLC
2026 (YTD) −8.53%
2025 +19.87%
2024 +30.93%
2023 +47.87%
2022 −41.42%
2021 +8.34%
2020 +25.20%
2019 +28.12%
2018 −16.68%