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 +2.55% over the past year and −10.18% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 19, 2018, XLC is up +76.82% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.39%/yr, and is currently −11.63% below its real total-return high on Jan. 30, 2026.

Data ending Wed Jun. 17, 2026

Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Wed 2026-06-17 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
XLC
×
−10.18%
2026-06-17
+2.55%
2026-06-17
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Wed 2026-06-17 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
XLC
×
+76.82%
+7.39%/yr
+8.14%/yr
(R2=0.530)
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Wed 2026-06-17 Start
Value
End
Value
XLC
×
$10,000.00
2018-06-19
$17,681.90
2026-06-17
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year XLC
2026 (YTD) −10.18%
2025 +19.87%
2024 +30.93%
2023 +47.87%
2022 −41.42%
2021 +8.34%
2020 +25.20%
2019 +28.12%
2018 −16.68%

Drawdowns

Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Wed 2026-06-17 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
XLC
×
−11.63%
from 2026-01-30 peak
−51.02%
2022-11-03
from 2021-09-01 peak
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-06-17 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
XLC
×
+2.55% +23.75%
+11.24%/yr
+58.11%
+16.50%/yr
+16.44%
+3.09%/yr
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund